Davyna's POVI wake up to a loud knock on my door. I get up groggily and in my sleepy state I don't check who it is. I open the door and all of a sudden I'm engulfed in a huge hug."Davyna!" I know that voice. "Sage!" I push her away from me slightly and then pull her back in even tighter. "You're here early! l am so happy to see you!"Same! Your dad came and got me early as a surprise." I hear my door close and I see my Dad standing in front of it. I smile wide at him "You're sneaky. You said she wasn't coming until later!" He smiles back at me and puts Sage's bags down"Surprise, sweetheart." He says and I go and hug him tight. "Thanks Dad, this is great.""You're welcome, honey. I'll leave you girls to get caught up. Call me if you need me." He turns to leave but pauses. "Oh Davyna, I wanted to say that you should go to that party tonight. Meet some others around here. We've been here a month now, you know"Sage squeals, "A party?

Davyna's POVWe get back downstairs and I immediately head to the bar and grab avodka cranberry. Sage isn't far behind me, and comes up just as l gulp the drink down in 2 mouthfuls."Okay take it easy there, D." I hold up my finger to her as I finish my last mouthful. I sigh as I feel the tingle of the alcohol hitting my stomach."That's better. Needed to calm the nerves." I order another and just start to sip it slowly. Sage orders a sex on the beach and sits beside me as we start to see people coming in for the party. I take a moment to scan the room and I find Vincent and Caleb sitting in the same booth they were in when I first met them, Do they sit there for a reason?"Honestly you really need to take a leap of faith and get over there." I choke back my current sip of my drink."Sage I told you. Not happening!" I hit my chest lightly, trying to clear out the alcohol that i just almost aspirated."Then why do you keep looking for them?" I look at her

Matthias' POVIt seems that Davyna has been doing better now that Sage has come to visit. I was really getting worried. Ever since Klaire died, I know she's struggled. I've tried my best but nothing seems to help her move on. I've given her as much space as she needed, and that's continued now that we're here at the Hollow. It works for her, instead of having me hovering over her at all times. She's an adult, and I have to trust in her that she's doing what's good for her. I miss my wife terribly. I wish she could have been here to see the work l'm doing, and for Davyna's sanity.My duties here as a councilman have taken up much more of my timethen I thought. I understand why though, it's been a hard transition between the human and supernatural races and there are a lot of kinks to work out. The other council members have welcomed me with open arms and have treated me fairly, even when I've discussed topics that make them uncomfortable. For example, the vampire covens

Caleb's POV"What did you say?" l ask quietly as not to disturb the sleeping beauty between Vincent Davyna"She's adopted.""Okay we need to talk about this now, I'm going to move her to herroom.""Why?" Sage questions intently. Vincent replies."She doesn't know she's our mate yet." My hands pull at the cuffs straining my arms above my head as he"Oh I see." Sage says as I move out from under Davyna's legs with care and scoop her up gently. She stirs slightly, but settles back into a deep sleep shortly after. I carry her past the kitchen, down the hall to her room. I manage to open the door with one hand and lay her down gently on her bed. As soon as she feels the mattress under her, she rolls over, bringing her one leg up so her knee rests hear her stomach. I cover her with a small blanket that was already on her bed, move her hair out of her face and place a small kiss on her temple. Her breathing is even,......I take another quick glance at her

Caleb's POVI feel terrible about leaving Davyna and leading her to get so angry that she hurt herself. Why does this have to be so hard? Vincent and I, we just want to be with her, make her happy, make her feel good, accepted. It's insane to think that just months ago, I was still reeling from my incident. Now I've finally had some life knocked back into me, and it's just as complicated.She's worth it. She's my mate. I'm just getting impatient. Doesn't help that Kaius is dying to meet her. I can only assume he would terrify her right now though. I was actually quite surprised when I was trying to maintain control earlier, that she didn't bolt then. When she looked me straight in the eyes and held my face, I felt such an inner peace that I thought was lost.I hear Vincent sigh and switch my attention back to the task at hand."Where should we start?" I ask vincent as we get to the central area of the archive building. It's on the opposite side of the compound from t