Stella – POV

I couldn't stand Damon and stormed out of the room in fury. Once outside, I encountered Hilda again. "Can you please give me a protection spell?" I asked her.

Hilda raised an eyebrow. "Why would you need it?" she asked. "You have your mate to protect you, and let's not forget, you've been honing your magic skills."

"I'm not fully in control of advanced magic yet," I reminded her.

"You should give yourself some credit," Hilda said with a confident smile. "For a ...