Back in the Midnight Guardians pack (12)

Talia dressed up for breakfast and she turned to see Damon buttoning up his shirt with much more force than necessary.

She knew that his mood was fluctuating because they were about to meet with the ex-Alphas.

"Damon?", Talia called. "Will you be OK talking to Sophia and Isaac?"

How can he be calm when he was about to meet with two people who were directly responsible for Talia growing up in hellish conditions? And then they tried to harm him which caused him to forget about his own mate!

Damon rolled his shoulders to release tension, with little to no result. "I will try."

"You don't need to force yourself.", she said.

Damon's head snapped to look at her. Did she think that he will sit this one out? "I want to."

"I know, but it won't help if you commit murder before we find out anything useful. Remember, they have the information we need."