Aria's POV Noah stood and looked toward the forest. "She's right." Damon glanced between us. For a moment, he looked like he wanted to argue, but eventually he nodded. "All right." We immediately sent for reinforcements from both the Grayson and Silvermoon territories. As soon as they arrived, I began organizing the search. I divided our forces into groups and instructed them to spread throughout the surrounding territory while maintaining enough distance from one another to respond quickly if anyone encountered danger. "We're looking for a witch named Mara," I said, giving them her description. "Don't approach anything suspicious alone. If you find her trail, report immediately." One of the warriors nodded. "What if we find vampires?" I felt Lydia stir inside me. We fight. I kept

