*Chapter Twenty Eight*

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*Skipped  Plan B... a few days before Masquerade*

"Hello?" Christian groggily answers his phone

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"Hello?" Christian groggily answers his phone. He rolls from his stomach and onto his back reaching for Jeremy. He wines when he remembers Jeremy wasn't there. 

Jenna was in the hospital because Katherine had compelled her to stab herself. She would be returning home in a few days. Jeremy had been spending a lot of time with her and Elena at his place. While Christian understood why Jeremy wasn't with him he still hated the fact that he was in bed alone.

"Hey, Chris" The voice on the other side of the phone greeted. Christian frowns his eyebrows and tiredly rubs his face. His eyes barely stay open as he glances at the clock. It's 4:27 in the morning. "It's Amanda"

"Amanda?" Christian asks sitting up from his bed.

Amanda Berkeley is a vampire Christian sired in the early 20's. A lesbian that had been abused for years by her family and anybody who knew of her sexuality. Christian gave her the ability to stand up and defend herself through vampirism. She's been running his New York club since she was turned.

"What's wrong? Did something happen?" Christian asks. Amanda hadn't called him in decades. Christian trusts her to run his business and checks in every once and a while but they never really talk. 

"Nothing's wrong... Not with the club at least. Everything's going well, business is good" Amanda tells him.

"Amanda, it's 2:30 in the morning" Christian deadpans. "If business is good, then lock the joint up and go home. Get some sleep, I'm sure you've earned it"

"Just because business is going well doesn't mean there isn't something you need to know" Amanda snips. Christian sighs and rubs his face again.

"Fine, lay it on me, what's so important that you had to wake me up?" He asks her.

"He was here" Amanda tells him. Christian's mind hardly registers what she means.

"He? Who's he?"

"You know, him" Amanda stressed. "He-who-must-not-be-named... You-know-who... it's not Voldemort it's a man with a nose and very stylish suits with beautiful brown eyes and fluffy hair"

Christian's blood runs cold as he suddenly becomes fully awake. A moment of silences passes followed by another silent moment. Christian couldn't tell if his heart is racing in his chest or just finally stops all together.

"When?" Christian asks.

"He came by a few hours ago. I called Valerie from Los Vegas, he was there a few days ago. Then I called Meredith from Salt Lake and he was there last week. Now he's here..." Amanda tells him gently.

"Why didn't Valerie or Meredith call me?" Christian growls.

"They didn't want to say anything... He isn't sticking around. They figured he was just there to revisit some old memories but now it seems like he's visiting every club. He's been asking about you, trying to figure out where you are"

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