Damon's Point of View
I ended the kiss slowly, reluctantly, my lips lingering against hers for just a moment longer before I pulled back.
My heart was pounding. Not from passion---though touching her always set my blood on fire---but from fear.
Raw, genuine fear that I'd broken something irreparable between us.
Sera's eyes fluttered open, still dazed. Those beautiful eyes that had been so cold and distant all afternoon now showed something else. Confusion. Uncertainty. And underneath it all, hurt that still hadn't fully healed.
"I'm sorry." The words came out rough. "What I did---what I let happen with Wendy---it was wrong. Inexcusable."
She didn't respond immediately. Just looked at me with those eyes that saw too much.
"I was angry," I continued. "Hurt because you'd pulled away. B
