Amara's pov :

At 6:30 pm , I was done with my hair and makeup. I put on the dress that Damien got me and the jewelry. He has such a good taste in clothes.

It's a sleeveless, long , navy , silk dress. It has a cut from the middle of my right thigh till my foot. The jewelry are made of pearls and some silver details. The heels are white with also pearls. And the purse , I think you guessed it , it was made of pearls.

I put everything on except my heels. After spraying some perfume , I walked over the couch , where Damien was sleeping. I sat next to his and started shaking him.

"Damien , wake up. It's 6:34.". He turned around to face me. I gave him a slight smile then a tap on his shoulder.

"Get up before we're late". I sat on my bed waiting for Damien to get ready.

Now it's 7:15 and we haven't left the hotel. What's taking him so long ? I walked over the bathroom door and knocked on it.

"Damien it's 7:15, we're gonna be late". He didn't answer me , but I just heard him curse. I opened the bathroom door hesitantly and looked in , I saw him struggling to tie his tie.

"Damien , are you late because of the tie ?"

"Yes. I can't fucking do it ! Amelia does it for me every time since I was 10 "

"Then ask for help !". He looked at me through the mirror.

"You can you help me ?"

"Sure". I walked over him , taking the tie from his hand.

"The rabbet bounded away with the fox snapping at his cotton tail". I put the tie in the right way around his neck ; the wide part longer than the narrow part. Then gently pulled him closer to me.

"Once around the tree , the fox chased the rabbit". I wrapped the wide tail around the narrow one.

"Twice around the tree , they ran". I said as I repeated the last step.

"The rabbit scooted under a bush , away from the fox". I push the wide part under the neck loop.

"The little rabbit got away !". I said pulling the wide part through the neck loop.

"And dove right into the safety of his cool , dark hole". I pushed the wide part through the knot loop. The narrow section, and pulled up the wide one, tightening the knot.

"And there you go ! A perfect tie !". I looked up at him and saw him already starting at me. His face was too close to mine , like we're about to kiss.

I was fighting the urge to kiss his rosy lips. But I couldn't help myself, I needed to kiss that man.

I got on my toes and pressed my lips on his cheek. After I realized what I did , I quickly pulled away and got out of the bathroom.

Oh god it's gonna be so awkward now !!

I sat on the bed and put on my heels. I put my phone in my purse then waited for Damien on the bed. I saw him with the corner of my eyes getting out of the bathroom, sitting on the couch and put on his shoes.

"Amara , can you come here ?". Suddenly I felt nervous. I walked over him and stood in front of him. He patted the couch next to him, telling me to sit.

"Look I know you're still traumatized from knifes and guns , but I need you to be safe". He pulled a knife from his pocket, causing my hand to shake.

And what shocked me , he held my hand in his , rubbing it to calm me down.

"Just keep it with you, don't use it until you need to. You're gonna be okay but things don't always go as planned. Okay ?". He said with a soft tone.

"O-okay"

"Your dress has already a strap on the left leg , right ?". I hummed as a respond.

"Good , then put the knife in it. No one's going to see it"

"B-but what if it stabbed my thigh ?"

"Don't overthink. It won't"

"Okay". I took a deep breath, trying to calm myself down.

"Hey look at me , you're alright , the knife isn't going to hurt you. You're gonna be okay. I'll protect you with my life. Okay ?". He looked in my eyes as he said that. The more I look in his eyes , the safer and better I feel.

I leaned my head on his shoulder, he pulled me closer and wrapped his arms around me.

"I know sometimes I'm harsh on you, or treat you badly . Or maybe sometimes ignore you. But I can't control it , things happened in my past that made me like that."

I looked up at him and gave him a smile.

"It's okay , I know what you're going through."

We stared at each other for a moment then we realized that we might be late so we left the hotel.

~~~

Arriving at the ball , we got out of the car and walked inside. We got greeted by some of Damien's friends the. We went to our table.

I sat down on the chair while Damien greeted some people. They weren't giving me attention because they don't know me so I don't have a reason to talk to them.

Until some woman came. Her body was like an hourglass , waisted is snatched, her breasts would fall out of her dress if someone bumped into her . The dress was too short for my liking.

She was laughing and touching Damien's chest like she knew him for years.

I got up from my seat and went to them. I put a fake smile on my face and wrapped my arm around Damien's.

"Hello , I'm Amara , Damien's husband. And you ?"

"Oh I'm Damien's childhood friend ! Our fathers are business partners !"

"Cool cool.". I turned my head to Damien , seeing him already starting at me with a smirk.

"Damie baby , how about we get a drink ?" Before he could answer, I pulled him away from that slut , walking to the bar.

"Oh my cute little kitty ! Look how cute you are !"I held into his arm as weird words came out of my mouth.

What the hell was that ?

As soon as we were out of her sight , I let go of his arm and rolled my eyes.

"That slut couldn't keep her hands to herself. Like who are you to touch my husband like that ?!". I said madly.

"Are you jealous mrs.Salvatore ?"

"No ! But the way she talked to you and touched you, no I don't like it"

"Says the one who just called me a 'cute kitty'"

"Shut up because I wasn't realizing what I was saying". I ordered a glass of coke from the bartender. He handed me the glass seconds later.

"Really , you brought me here just for some coke ?"

"Damien , right now I'm fighting the urge to punch you and that bitch over there ! So let me drink in peace"

"Are Rhys and Marcus coming ?" I asked.

"No. Marcus has a family dinner and Rhys is sleeping"

"Oh ok-". Suddenly, the siren sound filled the place. People started screaming and running. I looked at Damien and saw that he's shocked just like I am.

He quickly wrapped an arm around my waist and the other one under my knees and started running. I told him that I can walk but he ignored me.

Fire was burning the building, some people were shooting for some reason. When we just got out of the building, Damien fell down. I quickly sat next to him and searched for injuries. He's been shot and n his stomach.

"Damien ! Please stay awake for me !" I put his head on my lap , while tears were streaming down my face. I took my phone home from my purse and called Marcus.

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Author's Notes:

Long chapter , what do we think ? 😏