Emily's POV

“Hello, everyone.” Damon said, with a cup in his hand.

He'd been drinking too much wine since the previous night.

I barely got any sleep, mulling over everything Dathan and Damon had told me.

I just needed the day to come and go, I needed things to be sorted.

I couldn't wait to feel a role I know I was highly incapable of.

“I want to thank every single one of you, who took out the time to honour my wife and me.” Damon looked at me, sweetly. He had such an expensive tux on, I was scared to touch him.

The ambience of the city hall was...