'I am not backing down from this,' Talia responded to Damon through their mind-link with confidence. 'I am Talia Blake, your Luna. I am also Natalia Moonrider, the Alpha of the Midnight Guardians pack. I refuse to shrink in front of dangers no matter how big they are.'
Talia looked Damon straight in the eyes and continued with her voice for everyone to hear. "I don't know what lies ahead of us, but I am confident that we will go through it together."
Damon was emotional. His timid kitten, who he found hiding in the attic, was standing proudly in front of him and the audience, and she spoke to him as an equal. And she was his.
Damon reached for the necklace made of teeth that was around his neck and lifted it over his head.
