Shard's Of Trust

Lyra's POV:

Earlier

"Lyra! I can explain" he said as he tried to come closer to me but I was not having any of it. I just closed the door and ran off in tears.

I was very hurt. I had only just started opening up to him. How could he cheat on me? With my cousin, Athena. He knew how I loathed her, so why did he do this?

I ran to the garden and cried myself to tears. Why did this feel so painful? I had other people who were in my life; Tristan and Damien. So why did I feel this pain? It was almost as if I had been rejected all over again.

As I was crying I heard the footsteps of someone. It was unmistakably Damien's. Having done training sessions with him, I could identify the pattern of his walking steps. He came to me and held me in his arms as I cried.

"What is wrong?" He asked with concern laced in his tone. "Who dared to make you cry?"