Lauren's POV
I look down at my phone to see that Liam has sent me a message that the mayor will be holding a fundraiser at his home. I put my phone away after he told me where to meet him and I'm immediately there.
"So what do we do?" Liam asks.
"Get inside," I said.
"And then?" Liam asks.
"What did you find out?" I ask.
"The men have the werewolf gene," Liam answers.
"Has any of them triggered it?" I ask.
"The older brother, Chris Hemsworth," Liam answers.
"Why is his last name Hemsworth?" I ask.
"He's the half brother of the actual son but since the dad has the werewolf gene then so does he," Liam explains.
"Got it," I nod.
We walk inside the Horan Mansion and immediately walk to the backyard where everybody has gathered.
"Is that them?" I whisper to Liam as I point to two boys standing up on stage.
"Yeah," Liam nods.
Camila's POV
"Hey, do you need some help?" I walk into the kitchen.
"Cutting fruits. No, I can handle it just fine," Zayn smiles.
"You already did something wrong," I laugh. I reach over and take the knife from him. "Your pieces are too big," I said. I start to cut all of the pieces with expertise. "Fuck!" I wince once the knife slightly cuts my finger. I set the knife down as little blood starts to trickle out.
Zayn's breathing starts to quicken as he turns away. "You... You might want to put a bandage on that," Zayn says.
"Are you okay?" Camila asks.
"Yes," Zayn says before walking away.
I furrow my eyebrows in confusion before walking out of the kitchen. I bump into someone and I stumble back. "Oh, hey Dinah," I said once I looked up to see the tall blonde girl.
"Camila. Where's Zayn?" Dinah asks.
"He walked out of the kitchen," I said.
"What happened to your finger?" Dinah asks.
"Accidentally cut it while I was cutting the fruit. Do you have any band-aids?" I ask.
"Yes. Hold on," Dinah says and walks away. She comes back about two minutes later and hands me a band-aid.
"Thank you," I smile as I take it.
"I'll finish cutting the fruits," Dinah pats me on the arm and walks into the kitchen.
I wrap the band-aid around my finger as I think back to how Zayn got nervous when he saw the blood.
Lauren's POV
I walk inside of the house once Mayor Horan has finished his speech. I pluck a champagne flute from a waiter passing by as I take a sip.
"I found them. There in the living room," Liam appears beside me.
"Perfect," I said. I walk over to the living room and approach Chris and his half-brother. "Hello," I speak.
"Hi," The blonde boy says.
"I'm Lauren and this is my older brother Liam," I introduce myself and Liam.
"Chris and Niall," The older boy says.
"Are you two new in town?" Niall asks.
"True. I haven't seen your faces around here," Chris says.
"We just moved into the town about a week ago," I said.
"Well then, welcome to Mystic Falls," Chris smiles.
"Thank you," I smile.
"Hey. I couldn't help but notice how beautiful your garden was. Can you show us around?" Liam speaks.
"Chris you got this," Niall says and walks away.
"Sorry. Teenagers," Chris laughs awkwardly.
"It's quite alright," I smiled.
"Right this way," Chris says.
Liam and I start to follow him as we exchange a glance behind Chris's back.
After he shows us most of the garden, Chris starts to lead us deeper in but it's soon about to end.
"Your garden is truly remarkable," I speak up.
"I've seen so many wonderful gardens over the years and this one is quite beautiful. I'm impressed," Liam says.
"Thank you. Is there anything else you want to see?" Chris asks.
"Yes," I nod. I move forward in a blur and pin Chris against a pillar as it cracks slightly.
"Vampire. I sensed you but there's something more powerful about you," Chris says.
"I'm an original. Both me and my brother. The Jauregui Family. Now, I need something from you, and you're going to do it," I said.
"I'm not your lapdog," Chris says.
"Chris! Mom needs you inside," Niall comes into view.
I smirk and in a blur, I grab Niall's arm and slowly start to twist it behind his back. "Well, now you are unless you want your little brother to get hurt, so listen closely. Your family has an item that I need, one that belonged to me but sadly it got stolen five hundred years ago," I said. I take my phone out and pull up a picture as I hold it out to Chris. "It's called the moonstone. If you find it and bring it to me, your little brother won't get hurt. But if you don't, I'll send him in pieces. You have one hour and a half. I'll send you my address. Clocks ticking, Chris," I said.
