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

recious baby, I've missed you." The woman said and kissed

than the previous night. "I was here last

me to be apart, come in."

r. I'll visit

eyes because she moved her focus from Dam

o deflect his mother's question and

rides into the house. Damien held my hand and smiled at me with such te

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

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

lo s

h other curtly and his

giving you ownership of Cole I

one to the both of you. Mum, dad, this is Alana Rivers, my

and greeted them, "Lovely t

chair and next thing I know, she was embracing

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

hemes. I'm sure you've never met her before but she must be in

time pulling a stunt like this, because h

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

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

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

ing mother's last painting ended up