He’d left the rolling hills of the quiet city the moment he’d felt Syn start to stir within his grave. Being so close to the vampire, he’d actually felt Syn’s awakening coming on for months and he hadn’t wanted to stick around for the reunion. Syn had little tolerance for the soulless and right now Damon was well aware that his soul was weak. He had a flashback of what Kane’s soul had looked like at the church and wondered if his own soul was in that bad of shape.
He had watched Michael from a distance several times since coming to LA and it angered him that Michael’s soul was so strong that it could be seen in his aura. He’d seen Michael’s soul at the church when the fallen had grabbed Michael's hand. Michael had been happy here and surrounded by friends while Damon had surrounded himsel
