Chapter 17 Buried Truths

Ayla's POV

My mother was forced to leave.

I could hear a scream in a canyon repeat in my head. It went on forever and continuously.

"By whom?" I demanded, stepping closer to Damien.

He didn't flinch. Didn't retreat. But I saw the muscles tighten in his jaw, the restraint in his fists as if he were holding himself back from shattering someth