Chapter 121 121
Damien's POV
Just listening to how she rejected Brian in front of everyone made me feel so at ease and happy. That idiot is always trying to take her away from me, despite my warnings to him. I would have destroyed his pack if it wasn't Amelia's home also.
Who does he think he is to make assumptions and try to get familiar with her? He must think everything revolves around him since he used to be part of her life at some point. Well, now it's just me.
“Damien,” Amelia called me. “I hope you're not thinking about what happened earlier. I promise you I have nothing to do with Brian anymore.”
I shook my head. “Of course I know you don't. You don't have to worry about anything. I won't blame you for things that you didn't do. I'm not that unreasonable.”
It felt good that she wanted to explain things to me, which meant that I'm more important to her than him. It's not as if she's even thinking of him anymore, and that's great. Back to the meeting, I couldn't stop thinking about her boldness towards them.
She defended me without fear and made sure that she gave them a piece of her mind. All the things that I even didn't say before, she was able to say to them. After her father defended me that day, it was now her turn, and I didn't expect this at all, but it felt so good to finally have someone on my side who believes I am innocent.
“About what I said at the meeting today, I'm sorry for embarrassing you like that,” she apologized to me. “I knew you must have wanted to say a lot of things, and I just ruined it.”
“What do you mean by apologizing? I'm not even mad at you. I'm mad at myself for stopping you,” I told her.
She grabbed my hand, giving me a hug that made my heart beat so fast and warmed it. “You're not alone anymore. I promise you I'll always be here with you.”
I smiled. “You're treating me like a child right now.”
She nodded. “Yes, I'm treating you like my child. You need to be loved too. Let someone treat you like a child for once. You never learned to be a child properly, and all you did was get treated like an adult as soon as your family died. You didn't have a good childhood.”
“I hate that I didn't get my memory sooner. If I did, you probably wouldn't have lived like that. But it doesn't matter anyway.” She smiled at me again. “I'm here now, and everything will change. We are a family together now. I won't let anyone hurt you again.”
This is what it feels like to have full protection and not be the one protecting everyone all the time. It feels so good to know someone is protecting my feelings. Despite knowing the kind of person I became, she's not blaming me anymore. They finally understand me.
I gave Lucas a signal to start what we planned before. They need to feel it before they leave this meeting so that they understand that I am not joking. I did everything to avoid starting a war with them, but they wouldn't listen to me. Since they don't want to be simple, then I don't have to be kind to them anymore.
“What are you planning to do right now? How are you going to retaliate?” Amelia asked me, but I didn't know if telling her the truth was going to push her further away from me. After all, she used to hate me when I used to bother her so much. What if she hates me now for being cruel to them?
“Don't you want to tell me anything? I think I also deserve to know what is going on,” she stated, looking mad at me for not saying anything to her.
I took a deep breath and nodded. “I'm planning to retaliate, of course. I already made arrangements with Lucas, and they would be taking action soon enough.”
I waited to see what her reaction would be. Maybe she would reject me for doing something like that without telling her first. I used to be the one who didn't care the most about what anyone thinks of me, but now I care a lot about her opinion.
“That's great!” she exclaimed, looking happy, which made me confused.
“Wait, you're not mad at me, but happy that I retaliated so fast?” I asked her in confusion.
She shook her head. “Why should I be mad at you for retaliating? That's what I wanted you to do exactly. Although I'm mad you didn't involve me in this, I would have loved to kick some ass.”
Why do I feel like the more time she spends with me, the more she's becoming as ruthless as me? She used to hate me attacking people like this, but now she loves it. Is this really what justice feels like?
“If anyone is going to retaliate against me and I can't handle it, I'll make sure you are well taken care of, but I have to get revenge for my people first,” I told her.
She tapped my shoulder confidently. “You are going to win anyway. What can they do against us? We are the most powerful ones around. There's no other lycan except for us. What would they do? Wipe us out? We are the only hope left for them.”
She suddenly stopped speaking excitedly and looked sad. “Besides, I can't believe I used to blame you in the past for being so wicked. Now I understand how you feel. I hate myself so much for hating you.”
I pulled her into a hug so that she stops blaming herself for things that already passed. “You're with me now, and that's all that matters. I hope you don't blame yourself anymore for this. We are going to be a happy family soon once I find the Dark Hunters' location.”
The priority now is to make sure that she is safe and sound. Now that I found out that those people were being pushed by the Dark Hunters in secret, I know what else to do. Amy's father must have found out about this too, since he signaled me earlier to leave faster and didn't want Amelia to know. I don't know when I started to listen to him, but maybe because he risked his life to protect my people, I started to believe he wasn't like all the others.
Those Dark Hunters must think I'm an idiot not to know that they orchestrated all of this. Of course I knew they were behind it. I just pretended not to so that I can deal with the alphas who decided to serve me to them. I have laid down a good trap for them. It won't be long before they are all in my hands. I will make sure I pay them back for everything they have done, and they will never have Amelia or me or our child. Even if I lose my life, I will protect the people who are important to me.