Chapter 12 A War of Wills

The apartment felt colder the next morning after the most unexpected reveal took place. Ava sat at the dining table, her fingers wrapped around a mug of tea that had long since gone lukewarm. She hadn't had a wink of sleep. Every time she closed her eyes, she heard Damien's flat and emotional voice again-That thing in you, get rid of it.

Ava hadn'