In a matter of a few minutes, one by one, all the familiar faces started appearing.
"I am here." Mark arrived first, his towering frame walking out of the trees. His eyes immediately scanned the horizon, locking onto the vortex that had swallowed Lotera. A muscle twitched in his jaw, but he said nothing more. The sheer pressure rolling off him was enough to reassure everyone that he was ready.
Kate wasn't far behind. She came with a rush of energy, her crimson-tinged eyes flashing in excitement as she joined the group at Damon's side.
Her gaze immediately met Damon's, only his figure occupying her eyes and the chaos in Lotera just a distant background. Her cheeks turned slightly red at the thought of what they had been doing just a while ago.
She opened her mouth to say something when her eyes suddenly darted to the beautiful woman standing right next to Damon, almost clinging to him as if it were her birthright. On the other side was Ellora, who wasn't any better.
