Ara's POV
"I still think this is a bad idea," Damon growled, his eyes scanning the trees like they might attack at any moment.
Damon's hand hadn't left my waist since we started, his grip just painfully shy.
Overprotective lycan!
The evening air smelled of pine and wildflowers as we walked through the woods, the setting sun painting the sky in shades of peach and lavender.
Sailas rolled his eyes. "Oh, come on, Damon. Keep a little faith in us. Besides, Ara can perfectly protect herself."
As decided earlier, we came to walk around the woods to see if we found anything suspicious. It was just Sailas, Aurelia, I, and my prince charming, who was obviously suggested to leave me behind.
I shot Sailas a grateful look. "Besides, I am the only one who knows these woods."
Sailas c
