Damon’s POV
For someone who had always prided themselves on being the most nonchalant person on the planet, it was a profound surprise to find myself at odds with Aiden over the need for patience. It was typically Aiden who reveled in scheming, clamoring for us to take swift and calculated revenge on those who had wronged us. In the past, I had watched him craft our plans, maintaining a cool demeanor even in the face of danger, while I stayed comfortably in the background and sometimes trying to dissuade his fiery temper.
But now, it felt as if the tables had turned and I found myself growing increasingly anxious. The waiting was driving me to the brink of my own patience, which had always been my defining characteristic. I had become tired of biding our time, tired of the steady approac
