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The Journey

Author: Racheal
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Chapter 1 : The Journey

(Damon's POV)

Sunrise woke peacefully.

Its brightness slowly oozed into the room, patting the walls, the ground, and eventually our bed. But I woke hours prior to it doing that.

I lay still. I merely relaxed there, wrapping myself around Sophia holding her against my body, my ears filled with the quiet intakes of her sleep beside me on my chest.

This morning would be the last morning to be this way—prior to all being shifted.

I knew what today was. And I'd accepted it. I had stayed up all night thinking about it. About each opportunity. Every risk. Each outcome. I had played it over and over in my mind until my heart no longer thundered and stilled.

It wasn't about me anymore.

It was about my name. My pride. My pack. My right. My future.

But above all, it was about her.

I looked down on Sophia as she shifted, awakening slowly. She opened her eyes and met my gaze, and I smiled warmly at her.

"Morning," she breathed sleepily.

I caressed her cheek. "Morning."

She
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