When my eyes snapped open after the confrontation with Varyn, I dropped from where I knelt and ended up lying flat on the floor, exhaustion sinking into every part of me. Still—through all of that, the joy of having my wolf back was undeniable. And now Damon could actually help. I turned my head slightly, and my gaze landed on the three pairs of eyes staring down at me in silence, like they were waiting for me to say the first word. So I did. I sucked in a sharp breath and forced myself upright so I was facing them. I lifted my healed shoulder a little, giving it a small shake. A smile tugged at my lips. “He’s back,” I whispered. They all let out a long, relieved sigh. “Damn, boy, it took you almost a decade to give us that information,” Lucian said as he sat on the floor too. “We we

