GABRIELLE’S POV My face flushed so much that I could feel the heat radiating through my pores. Damon’s fingers rubbed my n*****s ever so lightly, as if soothing them from the hard pinch, his warm breath still fanning against my ear. My body kept betraying me, but my mind snapped to reality. With all my self-control, I twisted in his hold, and he finally let me go. As I broke free, I finally reached for my towel. “That’s stalker behavior, Damon. It’s an invasion of my privacy, you creep. How dare you? How dare you watch me in my private moments?” Rage spread across my chest. He was watching me after ignoring me and leaving the city without telling me. He was never supposed to know how little I had going on for me. He was never supposed to find out that I spent my days thinking

