Aria and Damian sat across from each other in the quiet study.The heavy silence stretched out between them. Neither of them rushed to speak. Aria kept her hands folded tightly in her lap, staring at the polished wood of the desk. Damian sat in his chair, completely still, just watching her and waiting.Finally, Aria took a slow, deep breath and looked up."Who wants to harm me?" she asked, her voice quiet but steady. "Who wants to hurt my child?"Damian let out a low, heavy breath. He looked at her pale face, knowing he could not hide anything from her anymore.He stood up from his chair. He walked around the large desk, but he did not pull up the other chair. Instead, he slowly lowered himself, getting down on his knees right in front of her on the hardwood floor.Aria froze. Her breath caught slightly, but she didn't move away.Damian reached out and gently took one of her cold hands in his. Aria looked down at his large hand covering hers. She let him hold it."We don't have a nam
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