Damon’s POV
We moved like lightning through the Thornwood, faster than we had ever traveled before. In wolf form, we didn’t stop to rest. Didn’t stop to eat. We didn’t stop running until we finally reached the Bloodmoon compound.
Only then, exhausted and breathless, did we stop to rest.
“Rest, eat, and drink,” I commanded the small, efficient squad of warriors I had brought with me. Only my best and most loyal. “We’re leaving at dawn.”
I heard a few scattered groans, which was understandable, seeing as how dawn was merely a few hours off. But no one complained. They all knew the gravity of the situation.
Celeste was waiting for me when I entered her study. She was standing by the small window that overlooked the plaza below. Her gnarled hands were clutching the back of a nearby chair,
