Damon’s POV

The alley was too quiet.

Too cold.

Too dark.

And somehow… too sweet.

Because she was here.

Scarlett Vale.

The girl on my list.

The girl who hacked into our system like she owned the world.

The girl who should have been scared to death…

but instead ran like she thought she could outrun me.

Cute.

Very cute.

I caught her wrist very fast before she was even able to run into the street.

She gasped. Spun around. And for one very short second, my breath got stuck.

Big frightened eyes.

Pink mouth.

Hair wild from running.

She looked like trouble dipped in sugar.

“Running only makes it...