Beneath the Diamond Veil

a's

Damien didn't speak to me throughout the entire course.

o from being charming to cold in

r seen anything like the mansion in reality, perhaps in movies. We st

nt door before he rang the doorbell. I wondered why he had to d

g. I shivered at the sight of the petite woman with Auburn hair. I almost th

y precious baby, I've missed you." The woman said and kisse

than the previous night. "I was here last

me to be apart, come in."

. I'll visit ev

eyes because she moved her focus from Dam

o deflect his mother's question and

des into the house. Damien held my hand and smiled at me with such tender

ant night of passion Damien and I had shared. I tried

ile and it stung a little when he uttered no words bu

sat beside him, putting as muc

stance between us. His mum re-emerged after a few seconds

lo,

h other curtly and his

giving you ownership of Cole I

eone to both of you. Mum, Dad, this is Alana Rivers, my f

and greeted them, "Lovely t

hair and the next thing I knew, she was embraci

back in the chair he was si

real, Dad," Da

me to believe you've somehow fallen in love with her?" He sco

" Damien questione

schemes. I'm sure you've never met her before but she must n

time pulling a stunt like this, because h

vince his father but I cut him off. If we were goin

t I want you to know that I truly love your son. Our love just happened i

ed it with mine. I could tell he was uncomfortable but he d

ducing the tension in the room. "Now tell me," she faced me. "H

in the world to talk about that

" His dad asked, looking

dad." Dami

and I repeated the

week?" His dad asked me, I knew I had slipped up because of my reaction. If

d there's only a week left, we've been planni

ded subtly at me. I dodge

t the prenup she'll be

ed, looking at Da

our marriage, to ensure you don't steal his money, we can't be too careful

ce but I heard the double

I wasn't going to allow anyone to t

I heard Damien calling for me but

ud voice behind me and he grabbed my ha

my mind when I noticed the painting b

ing closer to it, "Where is it

ome trip years ago and they b

ying. I

ng and I said to him, "You know wh

his house and I was going t

sing mother's last painting ended