Grace POV

The sound of the slap still echoes.

Damien's cheek blazes red. He doesn't move.

Confusion crashes through my anger. He just said he loves Lilith. So why ask me to accept her?

He doesn't love her. She's just another tool.

The realization makes bile rise. He's not thinking about her feelings at all. Not thinking about the fact that she's pregnant with his child. He just wants to keep us both—one for legitimacy, one for heirs. Like we're ...