“W-What... H-How... W-Who are...” The Alpha stammered, his voice slowly squeezing to a stop as his throat thickened. Damon was slumped at Lauren’s feet, but his gaze was glued to her face. His eyes were wide and desperate, searching for the one piece of deception that would relieve him of the truth eating away at his heart. None was found. The Alpha clenched shaking fists and his whole body trembled. No more sounds escaped his lips, but they continued to move, trying to search for the right words, but it was futile. What did one say to their mate who had died years ago? Flic didn’t know what to say and Lauren had only been a woman she had seen in passing before her apparent death. To have been as close to Lauren as Damon had and now see her standing there, alive and well, was unimaginab

