Damon looked on as Maya left. He could feel her pain and how alone she felt. He had felt a powerful urge to protect her, and he knew exactly what that meant.
His 21st birthday might still be some months away, but he had felt that urge to keep his mate safe, and he could not explain that to anyone else, not even Maya. Since he was still not of age nor was Maya, he could not feel that s****l pull towards her, but he still felt drawn to her now. To protect her. Her heart was in turmoil, and he wanted to soothe her.
Josephine had wanted to go after Maya, but Mark had stopped her. He took hold of her arm and told her to let Maya go.
“She needs to be alone to figure this out herself. She doesn’t want us right now.”
She had nodded sadly and left for her class. Damon sat on the fence, looking
