NO HOPES OF WINNING

Wilona's P.O.V

I can't help the humorless chuckle I release, if he looked like a kicked puppy now he'd look mutilated when he found out what kind of assholes they were.

"You don't have to talk about it, banshee or not," Damon says, leaning forward and placing a supportive hand over my own.

I smile gratefully at the gesture and put the discussion to rest with relief.

It still confused me a little that Damon described his parents with obvious love that I could never even fake if I tried. Yet, he still sounded pained and tormented, still looked uncomfortable at the memory of them.

"Let's go for a walk," Damon says pulling himself from my lap and to his feet, stretching with a loud groan before turning and pulling me to my feet within an instant. "We can even take your stupid dog with us."

He tries to kiss me but I put my hand between us, chuckling a little when his features distort into a look of betrayal.