~Aria~

On pulling the door open, I froze in shock at the sight of my supposed visitor. My emotions cycled through shock, surprise and then excitement, and my wolf leaped up inside me happily.

I swallowed, words refusing to pass through my clogged up throat.

“Damon,” I gasped, and without thinking, jumped into his body.

“How… why… how… you here?” My words stumbled over themselves as I clung unto him tightly, as though he'd vanish if I left him, even for one second.

Still holding me, he pulled me back into the room. And just as I finally broke from the hug, he bent and claimed my lip in a...