'Calm down, boy,' Sapa spoke to Damon, who was on the verge of losing his mind. 'Mate is not far.'
Damon turned around frantically, searching for Talia, but the only one in sight was Cassandra who was bent at an awkward angle under the pressure of Damon's aura.
'Talia!' Damon called through their private mind-link.
'Woah!' Talia's voice sounded in Damon's head.
'Where are you!?'
'I think I'm in one of the adjacent labs,' Talia responded. 'Let me get into the hallway and seeβ¦'
Damon rushed to the door to open it, and he nearly bumped into Talia.
A flood of curses was at the tip of his tongue, but first, he pulled Talia into his embrace. His heart was beating so strongly that he was confident Talia could feel it smacking into her cheek.
"Damn it, kitten," Damon spoke under his breath while pressing her into him.
