The Rescue

Happiness is a fleeting emotion, much like love. Nothing can last forever. Adella knew the sun may have been shining when she walked through the door of the Salvatore boarding house, Damon's arm wound tightly around her waist. But the darkness was lurking just beyond the horizon.

She felt a cold chill as she looked around the living room, then turned her small frame to look at the closed door. He can't harm me anymore, she told herself. She knew, though, that it was a lie.

He was never far away.