296 At the beach (8)

After a few torturously long seconds under Talia's scrutinizing gaze, Damon thought of something to explain his erratic behavior.

"Your skin is pale. You should cover up so you don't get sunburns."

Talia wanted to say that everyone else is down to their swimsuits and just fine, but then she looked at herself. She really was pale. Actually, every person other than Talia was tanned to some degree, and her skin appeared super-white among that bunch of people. That's because she spent most of the time in the attic, and since she came to the Dark Howlers pack she was busy and didn't go much in the sun.

Talia wondered if Damon was right. Will her skin get sunburns?

She couldn't imagine that he would lie about something like that, and his concern seemed genuine.

Talia was never like this in the sun, so she was not sure, but still… "Even if I burn, I will heal quickly."