The Heir I was Meant to Hate

ard between Victor and Elena. The Blackwoods weren't just a power

ght Rev

und herself pacing the hallway, trying to think through her next move. She had been goin

sation she had overheard between Victor and Elena. They had be

hand," Elena had said, her voice low and urgen

a could sense the underlying tension. "We

n in her voice. "I know, but what abou

irm. "We'll take care of

did they mean by "it"? And wh

Damian standing in the doorway of his office. H

ice low and smooth. "What

approached him. "I was just going over som

rs. "You work too hard," he

e of unease. "Someone has to ma

don't have to keep impressing me, Sophia," he said, hi

ore into her soul. She felt a shiver run down her spine as

dropping to a whisper. "I'm intrigued by

her skin. She felt a spark of electricity run through her vein

seemed to see right through her, to the secrets she

she was drowning in their depths. She knew she shoul

feel the air thickening with anticipation. She knew sh

eneath the surface. And as they stood there, locked in a

tro

l, his words low and husky. "

t wash over her. She had been so caught up in t

as getting in over her head. She was torn between her growing attraction to

tended. And as she drifted off to sleep, she couldn't shake the f

ouldn't help but wonder what Damian had been thinking. H

on she had overheard between Victor and Elena. She knew she had

eling that she was in over her head. The Blackwoods were a po

h, no matter the cost. She would uncover t

morrow. The thought sent a shiver down her spine. She couldn't help but wonder

ons. She was torn between her growing attraction to Damian and h

er intended. And as she fell asleep, she couldn't shake the fee

She couldn't shake the memory of Damian's touch, th

She knew she had to keep her distance from D

an standing in the foyer. He was talking to one of the staf

is voice low and smo

s she smiled at him. "Good morning,"

we could go over some papers today," he said, h

a sense of trepidation wash over her. She knew she

shake the feeling that she was in over her head. But s

cked onto hers. "So, Sophia," he said, his voi

he met his gaze. She knew she had to be care

ash over her. She was surprised by how easy it was

e was getting in deeper. She was torn between her growing attraction to Da

understanding, Sophia knew that she was wa