C91 Don't hurt him, please!

Ava's POV

At this point, I was beyond numb. It still felt like a miracle that I was even alive. Minutes bled into hours, hours into days... and every second was a kind of torture I couldn’t explain.

After the night Gregory slapped me—right when I tried to tell Damon the truth—I hadn’t seen his face again. Not even once.

And honestly, I was grateful for that