I've never been this scared in my life

"I feel abandoned" Complained Damon taking my phone from my hands.

"Then, it should be only right for me to feel pressured" I said with a roll of my eye before snatching it back and settle in his embrace.

"You promised that we'd cuddle tonight!" He said again in his deep voice, sending light breathes on my ear making me tremble slightly.

"How is me being busy chatting with my friends, break that? And for the sake of common sense, what are we doing right now?" I teased him with a dry voice.

"Sybil...!" Called out Damon all spoiled, tightening his hold and rubbing his nose on the back of my neck.

"Uh uh..." I mumbled thoughtfully as I went on scrolling to my phone.

"What?" Asked Damon worriedly.

"What's your schedule for tomorrow?" I asked him, putting the phone under my pillow.

"Just a lunch date, why?" Replied Damon, curiosity dripping on his voice.

"I had a date with Regan this weekend and I forgot about it so, I wanted him to come here tomorrow, that's okay with you?" I probed holding my breath.

It was technically his house and although, he told he was over him but, still they were a thing for the longest time so, I kind of needed the go ahead from him.

"Why here?" Asked Damon with no filter to his annoyance. Am I annoying?.

"Good question, wrong tone... what's up? Are you afraid of rekindling your old flames?" I teased with a humorless chuckle.

"Sybil!" Called out Damon in anger.

"Okay, touchy subject... No teasing about it, noted" I mumbled but, I was surely and overly upset.

"... it's not that it's a touchy subject as you claim, I just am... what's the word?... Tired! I'm tired of hearing his name in our lives! I'm over and done with Regan, I don't owe him any damn thing, why are you so obsessed with him!?" Asked Damon frustratedly.

"Sorry... I'm sorry... I'm so sorry..." I couldn't afford a fight to break out so, I chose to back down a little.

"... Oh Lord! I'm not reprimanding you, Love" Said Damon politely but, there was still traces of anger.

"You just fucking did! And I'm not obsessed! I'm just not okay for him to keep me in his radar because, for him? I'm the homewrecker and I can't have that!" I shouted at him angrily.

"So, your solution is welcoming him into our home? The same person who wanted to drug you on the first meeting?" Questioned Damon with a shaky voice.

"He... You examined the food? What kind of drug?" I asked him after some time of silence.

"Sleeping drugs... But, that's not what's important right now" He replied with a tired sigh returning to lay down on his pillow and went ahead to position me back on his chest where he proceeded on kissing my head.

"Then, what is?" I asked him in a whisper too afraid to even say it out loud. I was almost drugged! And for what? Kidnapped? And then what? Dismembered with my nerves awake?

"That I'd be damned to let him win twice!" He said with determination, his heart beating powerfully under my ear.

"But, this is the only place I'll feel completely safe!" I reasoned with him seriously.

"Sybil... I'm not telling you this because, I want to restrict your freedom or whatever but untill some people are erased, you're not safe"

"You mean to kill people" I said that dryly.

"Before they kill us, first" He retorted with conviction. He believed those words.

"And who are they? Who are those people who made it their life goals to make sure I'm dead? Huh?" I stressed rising the upper part of my body to look at his eyes.

"Sybil...!" He called my name in a painful whisper.

"No more secrets Damon, I can handle anything" I urged him with a kiss on his chin before trailing down to his neck, focusing on the Adam apple. He's so in love with that.

"...My mother, uncle and currently Trevor" He said the words with a sigh making me freeze in my actions.

"Tre..." I stuttered from the immense fear that I felt at that moment. No amount of preparation from me and my shrink could ever prepared me for that!. It still felt too sudden for me.

"I won't let anybody hurt you, Love. I swear it on my life!" Promised Damon holding me to him tightly, rocking me like a child, returning me to him, making me stay with him at the present, giving me strength to move past my fears... to him.

"He... he's... the one who eloped?" I asked for confirmation because, I needed to believe that he was under Damon's hold, that he at least did something to him.

"Yes, Love... We have a mole on our side. I don't know who or if he is even a single person or more than one, all I know is that, I don't know who to trust anymore... Not even my top guard" Damon said the last part in a whisper. He was so sad that I felt like crying for him.

"You don't even trust Harry?" I asked the obvious for the sake of keeping my tears abay.

"I'm scared, Love. I've never been this scared in my life" Whispered Damon kissing my head again and again until I moved to pull him in my embrace. He needed that.

"You're quite pitiful" I said casually to reduce his fear a notch.

"I know right?" He questioned with a chuckle but, I could swear that I felt something hot on my arms and I don't wanna believe that it was drool or a snot, it's safe to think that they were tears.

"So, what now? You want us to stop doing anything because of fear?" I asked him softly.

"Sybil, I don't want to decide on anything. Can't I just be?" He asked dejectedly.

"Who is using Regan?" I asked again.

"It could be my uncle because, my mother hates everybody" He said with a shrug.

"She sounds lovely" I pointed out dryly making him laugh suddenly.

"I'm being serious here!" He said stifling his laughter.

"So, am I! You look great with a smile by the way" I complimented with a kiss on his lips lightly while wiping away his tears.

"... But, I'm not one to stay down while my enemies celebrate their win. I'm going to meet Regan tomorrow and I'm gonna live my life the way I want if it's me dying then, so be it!" I declared boldly.

"Okay" He replied quite simply, at last.

"Okay?" I asked taken aback.

"If it's protecting you? That, I can manage" He said kissing the back of my hand gently.

"Good thing we're clear on that because, we both need our beauty sleep!" I told him with a chuckle.

"You seriously don't want to do it, tonight?" Asked Damon with a sleepy yawn.

"Go to sleep little baby bum" I whispered to his ear before biting on it lightly.

"Good night, Sybil" He said with a contended sigh making me smile at that. He was such a softie in private!.

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