𝖶𝖾 𝖡𝖾𝗅𝗈𝗇𝗀 | 𝖳𝗁𝖾 𝖵𝖺𝗆𝗉𝗂𝗋𝖾 𝖣𝗂𝖺𝗋𝗂𝖾𝗌

𝟢𝟤 | 𝖶𝗈𝗋𝗌𝗍 𝗈𝖿 𝖸𝗈𝗎

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𝘎𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘮𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘭𝘪𝘱𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘦𝘳, 𝘐'𝘭𝘭 𝘬𝘪𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯
- 𝗠𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗲 𝗣𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀
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The next day, Damon went to the Forbes residence, hoping to apologise to Isadora for what happened with Katherine. He wanted to explain to her that the kiss meant nothing. That even if it was Elena, it still wouldn't have meant anything.

To his shock, instead of Isadora opening the door just like she always would so early in the morning, Caroline was the one who opened it. But he masked his shock with his usual smirk.

"Good morning, Blondie," Damon greeted, making Caroline roll her eyes. "Is Isa there?"

Caroline couldn't help but grumble. "You're a vampire, Damon. You can hear every heartbeat in this house. Do you hear her heartbeat?" she asked sarcastically as she was still irritated from how Damon has been treating Isadora.

"I'm serious, Caroline," Damon's expression suddenly changed as his words did turn serious. "Katherine said some things last night and it might have ruined what Pixie and I have. Do you know where she is?"

Caroline sighed. Of course, Katherine would also mess with what Damon has built in the past few months. The woman just couldn't help but mess with Isadora one way or another, no matter how much she lacked involvement in the Salvatores' plans.

"I think she left early. I didn't see any overnight oats in the fridge when I checked earlier. You know how her routine goes," Caroline said with a sigh.

Just as Caroline was about to close the door, Damon kept it held open. Remembering the events from the night before, he knew he missed something that happened with a certain Lockwood. Just another werewolf problem for Damon Salvatore.

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As soon as Elena and Isadora were carried into an unknown house, Elena started to stir. When she attempted to open her eyes, she saw a man crouched against someone else right in front of her, removing ropes from the person's wrists and ankles. Once her eyes adjusted to the view, she was shocked to see Isadora passed out.

"What do you want?" she croaked out, finally feeling the dryness of her throat from dehydration. When the man merely shushed her, she continued to plead. "Please, she's hurt," she cried out with worry coursing through her veins as she watched the man advance towards her friend.

"I know. Just a taste," he simply said as his face started to shift. Veins started to appear from under his eyes as his fangs elongated. His movements were slow, savouring the moment as he bit down onto her wound, her sweet smell consuming him much like flowery tea.

"Trevor!" a woman suddenly called out, making the man pull back. "Control yourself," she commanded.

The man called Trevor grumbled, the word "buzzkill" escaping his lips as he stood up and left the room.

Elena looked at her friend, fearing for her life. Isadora obviously lost a lot of blood and was suffering from a very bad concussion. She showed no signs of waking up any time soon. It was more dangerous for the blonde given the room with vampires.

"What do you want with us?" Elena asked the other woman inside the room.

Rose was someone who had seen Katherine Pierce almost 500 years ago, being the cause of her current problems. She simply looked at the girl in shock, remembering the familiar face. With the look Elena was getting, she instantly knew what was running through the vampire's head. She has been getting the same looks for the past few months and once again, someone else gets involved because of those looks.