A three days-long deceit (3)
Damon left Marcy's room feeling victorious, but also apprehensive about meeting Talia's eyes.
While he was in that room with Marcy, Damon felt Talia's unsteady emotions bouncing on him, and he was on the verge of dropping everything and just going to hold her. She needed comforting, and he needed assurance that she won't leave. He was never so insecure. Maybe because he never truly cared about someone before.
Damon hoped that Talia knew he held Marcy's hand only for the show, and all the nice things he said were only to get Marcy to cooperate.
He tried to focus on the positives.
With this, level of alertness in the territory of the Dark Howlers pack can be lowered. No matter what Alpha Edward hears after his conversation with Marcy, he will think that it's information from people who don't know what's really going on.