The Calm Before the Storm
Griffin’s POV
The room was incredibly quiet. Griffin stood near the window with his back to me and his posture rigid. I could sense the tension in the air; it was thick and suffocating. Damon's latest disclosure that Victor was alive and coming to us both disturbed us both, but I couldn't let myself fall apart. Not really. Not when it appeared as though everything was about to fall apart.
At this time, I cannot even gaze at Griffin. His eyes were too full of passion. It was more than anger or resentment; it was something deeper. A darker one.
Griffin remarked in a low, strained voice, "We can't stay here."
I wanted to dispute with him, to make him know that we could no longer escape and that we had to face this. However, what use would that serve? We were f
