Ariana’s POV I had completely stilled in Damon’s arms, forgetting myself. For a brief moment, I forgot reality and the panic that coursed through me a few minutes ago was gone and forgotten. “Do you feel better now?” His voice was sweet, soft even. “I… I…” I pushed him away, looking down. “We should resume talking about the battle plans.” I couldn’t look up at him, I knew I was red all over. He raised my chin to meet his gaze, smiling tenderly at him, “I’m glad you’re feeling better now.” Quickly I removed my face, stepping back. “S… Stop, we should… yeah… we should keep talking about the more pressing issue.” God I felt like a fool, I could tell I was panicking a lot and potentially humiliating myself. “You’re right, so what do you think we should do?” I began thinking, pacing arou