𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐓𝐖𝐈𝐍，𝖽𝖺𝗆𝗈𝗇 𝗌𝖺𝗅𝗏𝖺𝗍𝗈𝗋𝖾

𝖿𝗂𝖿𝗍𝖾𝖾𝗇

𝐈 𝐖𝐀𝐋𝐊𝐄𝐃 𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐎 the kitchen to find Jenna and Elena looking together at a laptop, "Do you think that's her real name?" My twin asked.

My aunt shook her head, "Pregnant teenage runaway? Probably not. First name, maybe. But where's she get Peterson? Classmate? Best friend? So I binged it."

I frowned, "Please don't tell me you're searching for our birth mother."

Elena sent me a confused expression, "Why?"

I shrugged, "She left us. Why should we look for her?"

The two girls ignored me as Jenna continued typing, "I searched for all the Peterson's in this area that were born the same year as Isobel. I found three. Two men and a woman, Trudy. Who lived in Grove Hill, Virginia."

Elena's smile widened, "That's not far from here."

I scoffed in disbelief, "Please don't tell me you're gonna go looking for this woman."

"Come on, Lia." She breathed out. I only rolled my eyes.

The strawberry blonde cut her off, "Trudy still lives there. This is her address." She handed my twin a slip.

"What about Isobel?" She asked.

Jenna shrugged, "I couldn't find anything about her." She paused, "Listen. There's something else. Mr. Saltzman, Ric, his wife was from around here and her name was also Isobel."

I frowned, "Was?"

"As in?" Elena trailed off.

The older woman breathed out shakily before speaking, "She died."

I shrugged, "Oh, well. Good riddance."

𝐈 𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐄𝐃 𝐓𝐇𝐄 Salvatore house and began searching for the raven-haired vampire, "Damon?" I called out as I walked into his room.

He grinned as he approached me, his chest open, "Hey, Em,"

I grimaced at the smell of alcohol, "You look," I trailed off.

"Dashing? Gorgeous? Irresistible?" He smirked.

I pushed his body away from me, "Wrecked." I finished, "You look wrecked."

"No reason why." He shrugged, "Do you know that I am one of Mystic Falls most eligible bachelors?"

I sent him a look of disbelief, "Really?" He hummed in response, "How are you doing?"