“Damien,” Mia’s voice said through his closed eyes. “Hey, come on. You can open your eyes,” she said softly. Damien blinked them open. Mia’s face was close to his, blocking the rest of the world out. “Hey, kid,” she said, as if she were greeting him from a long trip away. Her thumb stroked under his eye, still damp with tears. His lip trembled. “You’re right, you know. This isn’t fair. It isn’t fair for us to be asking this, for us to be putting it on you to tell us what’s happening. It was us who should have protected you and still…here I am. Asking you to trust me. It’s you and me, Damien,
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