Talia's excitement mixed with anxiousness when she saw all the people on the beach, and most of them were looking toward the black armored Lexus SUV where she was sitting in the front passenger's seat.
Talia remembered that Maya said how they won't be disturbed, so Talia never thought they will have all this audience.
It was obvious that Maya arranged for them to have a piece of the beach only for themselves, but this was more like putting them at the center of attention.
Damon opened the door for Talia and asked, "Are you alright?"
Talia gave him a stiff smile. Of course, Damon could sense her emotions, and based on her personality, he had a good guess about what was bothering her. If Talia said that others should leave, Damon will probably do it, but she didn't want to be the bully. The lake and the beach belong to the whole pack.
"Yeah. Fine.", she responded choppily.
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