Damon’s voice echoed in my head over and over again. If I could connect with my wolf, then he would lend his energy. For some odd reason, I understood the meaning of his words as: connect with your wolf, get rid of the risk of going mad, and then we can talk about breaking the gates. I was starting to learn to read deeper into his words rather than take them at face value, and when I did that, a lot of the things he had said made more sense and felt a lot less harsh. I really wondered who he was and why his way of expressing himself was so complicated. The tiny piece of information that his mate was a wolf did little to ease my curiosity. He was so mysterious, with that dark energy surrounding him, but I knew—now I know—that he cares. And if he was willing to offer help, then I would acce

