Preparations for James' birthday party (7)
Ana was curled up in a fetal position on the floor, and the cracking sounds were her bones shattering under Damon's Alpha aura.
Since meeting Talia, Damon was suppressing murderous urges every time he saw Marcy, Alpha Edward, Elders who were trying to get him married to random women, and anyone who dared to cause grievances to Talia.
He was justifying his lack of action as protecting Talia, but there were times when he wondered if that was the right thing to do.
Damon could not change the past, but now they decided to stop hiding Talia's identity, and Damon wanted to make up for all the times he didn't act how an Alpha should when his mate was bullied.
Damon increased his pressure, and Ana's mouth opened in a silent scream as her vision darkened.
"Don't spill blood on the carpet," Talia said to Damon with urgency. "It's new."