Chapter twenty three

Damon's POV

I watched Zirah over the rim of my coffee mug as she chattered on and on about a lot of things.

I'd long since given up trying to figure out what she was talking about, since when I would focus on one, she would jump into another topic.

Of course, I made the right responses as I 'ooh-ed' and -ahh-ed in the right places as she blabbered on. I had noticed some kind of distance between us over the past few days, mostly caused by me but I had no idea what was going on with her. She had even slept in the room I gave her some nights ago.

Tonight was going to be a full moon, I thought. It would be a nice opportunity to shift into my wolf form and let him roam free, hopefully, that would shut his crouching for a while.

Even I needed it, at least to forget temporarily all the responsibilities I carried and amble through the woods luxuriating in the silvery glow of the moon.

While sipping on my scorching hot black coffee, I peeked at my phone to see if I had gotten a message but th