I had never been covered in such darkness before. Damon’s dark fog engulfed me the moment my hand touched it, and I couldn’t even see in front of me. I didn’t know much about vampires, but this, this energy—was suffocating. So suffocating… yet somehow, it wasn’t more than that.
I braced myself for the impact, for the pain—the fire they all said I would feel wielding his energy but nothing came. Instead, the place felt painfully familiar, like I had come into contact with this energy before. I twirled my hands through the fog again when I realized it was harmless, and it wrapped around my skin softly.
What was happening? Did Damon release harmless energy just so I wouldn’t hurt myself? But then why had he screamed for me not to touch it?
Another thought dawned on me, making me whip my he
