Chapter 36. Unpleasant Encounters

Caleb’s POV

The moment I stepped out of the diner, my pulse was already hammering. The scent that drifted in the air was both unfamiliar yet agitatingly familiar in a way that I could never forget.

It was the instant that I had gotten a whiff of that scent inside the diner that I knew…I was being watched.

Without wasting another second, I made a dash for it, following that unfamiliar scent, already expecting a challenge. The scent led me to the park across the diner, the same one where Caroline and I had gone to that night.

I didn’t know what I expected to find, but it sure as hell wasn’t this. The park was nearly empty, the crisp night air settling in, and yet, there he was—casually swinging like he belonged here, like he had every right to be in my territory.

Damien Salvatore.

The faint moonlight illuminated his form, even thought I would’ve seen him without the need for light. His dark eyes gleamed with amusement, the corners of his lips