Nyra's POV
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A PHONE STARTED to vibrate, causing me to groan.

I got up and noticed none of the others were moving.

I squinted and looked to see that Bonnie, Caroline, and Elena were still knocked out on the bed we all shared.

Before any of the girls woke up I walked to the phone, which was mine.

It was a text message from Damon.

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Demon <3
Get ready for the Tea party, I need you to be Elijah's date
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The Hot Twin (Me)
No... I have nothing to wear
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Demon <3
I took care of that.

There might be a package in your room with a dress
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The Hot Twin (Me)
You win this time... See you in a few
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After I sent the last text to Damon, my phone started ringing and I immediately answered it.

"Hello," I say sleepily.

"Kate is dead" I heard before I gasped.

"Dad, what happened?" I ask as I grab a pen and paper that I found in Caroline's room.

"The Alpha was Peter Hale and he ripped her throat out" My dad explained.

"Was?" I question while writing a note to the girls that I'm going to go to the tea party with Damon.

"Derek Killed him" He stated, and shock filled my whole body.

"I thought I told you to call me if you needed my help" I sternly say.

"You have enough problems over there and we didn't want to drag you here for more. The funeral is tomorrow, so you need to come on the first plane to Beacon Hills. I bought you a ticket online." My dad said slowly.

"Okay, I'm only staying for three days," I say as I put the note on Caroline's nightstand and walk out of Caroline's house.

"There's something else... Gerard is calling for reinforcements, so everyone is coming" My Dad adds causing me to freeze.

"He's gonna find out about me Dad" I say worried.

"No, he won't. You're Mom and I will make sure of it. See you later?"He reassured.

"I trust you," I say as I arrive at the Gilbert home.

"See you later, love you, "I say before hanging up.

I climb the tree next to my bay window and slowly push my window up.

Once my feet touched the floor of my room, I felt my phone vibrate in my back pocket.

I looked and saw that my dad texted me

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Dad <3                                                                                       
[I forgot to mention that your flight leaves at 5 pm]  
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I groan in annoyance as he also sends me the link to my plane ticket.

I look around my room and see a medium-sized box on my bed.

I sit next to it and open it slowly.

Inside was a short simple green dress with long sleeves.

on top of it were a matching belt and a pair of heels.

I took out the dress and a note fell out.

You're welcome ;)

- Your not-so-secret admirer

I roll my eyes before slipping on the dress.

Wow, what do you know?

Damon has some good fashion sense.

I chuckle and then put my makeup on.

After I finish, I start to curl the tips of my short hair.

I look at the mirror and turn to admire how I look.

Wait a second...

How does Damon know my dress and shoe size?

I shrug off the thoughts, as a horrible feeling consumes me.

I'm worried that something big is going on in Beacon Hills.

Also, I'm worried about Elena.

I feel like something bad is going to happen to her.

I try to shake off the feeling as I walk outside towards my car and pull out of the driveway.

It took me a couple of hours to get ready because me being me, I packed my suitcase in case I was held up by a supernatural reason.

I heard Jenna leave a couple of minutes ago, and I wonder how she does it.

Once I arrive at the Lockwood mansion, I quickly get out and fix my hair a bit.

I have yet to meet the infamous Carol Lockwood and Caroline warned me about how judgy she is.

Once I entered the house, I saw Elijah standing alone.

A mirror hung on a wall and I used it to make sure I looked good.

I mean, he's hot and I wasn't one to dress up for an unattractive guy.

Satisfied, I walked up to Elijah with a smile.

"Hi, fancy meeting you here," I say smiling.

He smiles at me before holding out his hand.

"I believe introductions don't need to be commenced" He replies as he kisses the back of my hand.

I opened my mouth to respond but I was interrupted by a middle-aged woman.

"Hello, you must be Elijah," The lady said before glancing at me.

"I didn't know you were going to come, Elena"

I start chuckling and smile at her.

"Oh, I'm not Elena. I'm her twin sister" I say brightly.

Elijah smiles in amusement as the woman looks at me in shock.

"I'm sorry. Carol Lockwood" She responded as she shook my hand.

"I didn't know Elena had a sister, let alone a twin" She continued.

"You're telling me. I didn't know till a couple of months ago," I say causing her to laugh.

Once she stops laughing, she shifts her gaze to Elijah.

"Have you spent much time in Richmond for your book? There's such a wealth of history there." Carol said causing me to look at Elijah curiously.

Wow, so he's a writer?

"No. I'm focusing mostly on the smaller regions of Virginia. Lots of research strictly academic."

Why do I sense that he's not being completely honest?

Oh, wait I forgot he's an original vampire that is centuries old.

It must have slipped my mind  I say to myself sarcastically.

"That's fascinating" Carol replied while smiling brightly at Elijah.

My phone vibrated and I used that as an excuse to leave from the conversation I had no business being in.

"Excuse me," I say to Carol and Elijah, who nodded.

I walked to a secluded corner.

I felt so weird being around people I didn't know.

I got a text message and saw that Damon texted me to let me know he had arrived.

I looked around and saw Jenna walk up to Damon, who just walked into the house.

"Damon, what are you doing here?" I heard Jenna say but was interrupted by a very pretty woman who approached Damon.

"Hi, You came," She said to Damon.

Wait? What?

"Hi," Damon says to the woman before kissing her.

I raised my eyebrows in surprise.

I wasn't the only one because I could smell the confusion reeking from Jenna.

My heart clenched for some unknown reason.

I ignored it and took a deep breath.

What is going on?

I then notice the scarf around her neck.

I then focused on the smell coming from her neck, which vaguely smelled like dried blood.

Oh, so he's using her as a blood bag.

"Thanks for introducing us, Jenna" Damon says before walking towards me.

"So did you at least try to do what I asked?" He said while grabbing my forearm.

I rolled my eyes before nodding.

"I talked for a while before leaving because I felt a little awkward" I responded truthfully.

"Okay, mingle a little but don't leave because I have something else in mind for you," Damon says as he squeezes my arm.

I nodded causing him to approach Elijah and Carol.

I sighed before walking around in boredom with my ears focused on their conversation.

"Elijah, I want you to meet Damon Salvatore. His family is one of Mystic Falls founding families"

"Mm-hmm, such a pleasure to meet you"

"No. Pleasures mine" I heard before I grabbed a cup of tea from a waiter.

I saw Alaric standing by himself too.

I approached him from behind and startled him.

"What are you two planning?" I question innocently as I sip my tea with my pinky sticking out.

He jumps and smiles nervously.

"Nothing you need to worry about" He replies but I look at him blankly.

"Then why is he going in a room with Elijah?" I ask pointing at Damon.

He opened his mouth to reply but I didn't wait, and quickly walked away to join Damon and Elijah.

I had noticed John was steadily approaching Alaric and me, so I left before we could have an awkward conversation.

I slip into the room, only to walk in on Elijah slamming Damon into a wall.

What did Damon do this time?

I calmly observe Elijah's actions.

"You young vampires, so arrogant," Elijah says slowly as he breaks Damon's wrists.

"How dare you come and challenge me?"

"Wait what?" I say loudly in confusion.

'Did he try to challenge an un-killable Vampire? Is he that confident?'

I pause my thoughts before shaking my head.

'Of course, this is Damon we're talking about.'

"You can't kill me, man. It's not part of the deal"  Damon says mockingly to Elijah.

"Silence" Elijah grabs a pencil from the desk behind him and plunges it into Damon's neck, causing him to yell.

I walk towards Damon and I pull out the pencil.

"I'm an original. Show a little respect" Elijah responds as hands me a handkerchief.

I smile and nod.

"If won't happen again with me around" I respond as I wipe the blood off of Damon's neck.

"The moment you cease to be of use to me, you're dead. So you should do what I say" Elijah says to Damon before smiling at me.

"Keep Elena and Adnyra safe," He says before walking out of the room.

Once he exited the room, I hit Damon in the arm multiple times.

"Ow, why are you hitting me? I just got stabbed in the neck" Damon says trying to swat away my hand.

"You were being stupid. Are you trying to sabotage the deal Elena and I did with Elijah? That deal is the only thing protecting you from getting your head knocked off your shoulders" I ramble as I hit him again.

He tries to grab my wrist but I grab his first.

"I care about you, and I was hoping that you would be on your best behavior because I'm leaving," I say softly, causing him to look at me in confusion.

"I'm going to be gone for a couple of days and I need to trust you with protecting Elena. Okay?" I say sternly.

"Whatever floats your boat, Bambi"

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After leaving the Tea party, I went with Damon and Alaric to the boarding house.

"Today was a bust," Damon says in annoyance.

"How's the throat?" Alaric questions.

"Sore" I laugh at his response, and Damon looks at me in annoyance.

"Yeah. That Elijah's one scary dude" Alaric pauses but then continues as he holds up his cup.

"But with nice hair" He finishes causing me to laugh and nod in agreement.

"Yeah, he's very attractive. His hair is the first quality that I admired" I reply before taking a sip from my tiny cup filled with bourbon.

"You mean when he tried to take you and Elena away?" Damon says bitterly.

I nod before giggling.

"No more bourbon for you, "Damon says as he grabs my cup.

"Come on I can't even get drunk. It's impossible for werewolves to get drunk you know" I tell him while pouting.

"Hey. You want another one?"Alaric asks the black-haired vampire.

Damon hands Alaric his cup.

"He's going to be hard to kill," Damon says in annoyance.

I roll my eyes in response.

He's acting like I'm not here.

"Yeah. I'd think twice before I trust that dagger and some ashes to do the job. You're going to need more info"

Alaric replies as he pours bourbon into Damon's cup.

"I'm out of sources," Damon says as he tilts his head towards the vampire hunter.

"What's going on with you and that news chick" Alaric asks causing me to perk up.

I was curious too.

"Ooo, she's got spunk huh" Damon says as he smirks towards me.

I roll my eyes before eating the assorted peanuts that I hid in my purse.

"Just don't kill her, please," Alaric says in a slightly pleading tone.

"I'd I did, who would report her death?" Damon says in fake disbelief.

I raise my eyebrows and chuckle.

"Just don't do it all right. She's friends with Jenna, and it's bad enough that I'm lying to her about everything else. I hate the lies." Alaric says before pausing.

He looks at his phone and puts his drink down.

"Oh god. I gotta go. I got to pick Jenna up. Don't worry. I'll uh show myself out." He continues before leaving the room.

"Good luck"
"Well good luck"
Damon and I say at the same time before a comfortable silence fills the air.

Suddenly a crash went through the air.

Damon quickly reacted and stood up.

I flick my claws out ready to fight in a short dress.

As we walked towards the direction Alaric went I gasped in surprise that he was standing up with a knife stabbed through his stomach.

He falls groaning and I turn around as a werewolf speeds towards us.

Damon is attacked by him and is stabbed with a syringe.

Another one attacks us but I grab him by the neck and pin him to the ground.

"I'm going to rip your throat out... with my teeth" I growl and as I bear my fangs a gunshot rang through the air and all I see is black.

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I wake up to the sound of a bullet hitting the floor.

I feel my forehead healing as blood trickles down my forehead.

That son of a bitch shot me in the head.

I hear voices muffled around me but then my hearing suddenly comes back causing a sharp pain to shoot through my head.

"I hear you have the moonstone" I hear the wolf bitch say.

I pretended to be unconscious.

I could feel the coldness of the chains and the slight itchiness feeling of the wolfs-bane that covered them.

Damon started to laugh.

"Oh, if you only knew the irony of this moment right now." He replies weakly before glaring at Jules.

"This is how it's going to go. You're going to torture me, I won't talk, someone loses a heart. Last time, it was your boy Mason." Damon threatens.

"This time it'll be you," Jules says before Damon's groans fill my ears.

"You know what the great thing about buckshot is. It scatters through the body, Maximum damage. Where's the moonstone?" Jules threatens.

"Get over it, honey. You're never going to get it" Damon replies with sass filling his voice.

"Looking for this?" I hear the voice of Elijah.

I stop myself from breaking out of the chains at the sound of his voice.

I hear his footsteps come closer and the sound of him setting down the moonstone.

"Go ahead. Take it" He taunts.

I hear the sound of wolves speeding towards him and I break free of my chains.

I rip out the heart of one of the wolves.

Satisfaction flashed through me at the sight of his reaction to having his heart in my hand.

His body hit the floor along with the other two guys that Elijah killed.

Jules speeds off in fear.

I chuckled as one of the werewolves cowered in fear.

"What about you sweetheart? You want to take a shot?" Elijah says as he gets in the face of the cowering werewolf.

"No? Yes? No?" Elijah asks causing me to smile in amusement.

"Where's the girl?" He questions.

"I don't know" Damon replies as he shrugs his shoulders through his chains.

"It doesn't really matter" Elijah says before punching the werewolf, causing his neck to break.

I rip off the chains from Damon's left arm, while Elijah rips off the right.

I then go to pull the chains off of Damon's abdomen, which I struggled a bit until Elijah stepped in and did it effortlessly.

"So you realize this is the third time I've saved your life now?" Elijah pauses and continues once his gaze lands on me.

"Although it looks like you might not have needed it" He finishes as he walks out of the room with the moonstone.

I dreamily sigh at his response.

He sure knows how to compliment a woman.

Damon looks at me in annoyance.

"Why are you looking at me? I ripped off most of your chains" I say as I walk out of the house.

I look at the time and it was 4:30 pm.

Crap.

I go behind a tree and take off my dress.

I'm surprised that no blood was splattered on it.

I stuff it in my purse before I shift into my wolf form.

I grab my purse with my jaws before speeding towards my house.

Once I arrived, I jumped onto the tree next to my window.

I look around, grab my purse and shift before I squeeze my naked frame through my window.

I quickly change into comfortable clothing which consisted of a sweater, leggings and knee length boots.

"Wait, all my clothes are already in Beacon Hills. So should I even bring my packed suitcase?"

I said to myself but shrugged and just grabbed my purse.

This is the opportunity to bring my stuff to mystic falls.

I grabbed an empty suitcase and threw my purse inside before throwing the suitcase out my bay window.

I feel like I'm running away.

I was about to jump out but then I remembered that I had to leave Jenna a note.

I'll just text her when I'm on the plane.

That way she couldn't stop me even if she wanted to.

I jump out my window and land on all fours.

I grabbed my suitcase, which was slightly dented, and called a cab.

I couldn't take my car so I had to resort to public transportation.

I waited 5 minutes before it arrived.

I jumped in with my suitcase and as I closed the door.

The cab driver turned around to look at me.

"Where to?" He questioned.

"The airport" I say confidently.

"Alright, we'll get there in 10 minutes"

I nod before dozing off.

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As I walked out of the airport, I saw my mom and dad waiting for me by a black SUV.

"Mom, Dad" I say as I ran towards them.

I threw myself at them and they welcomed me with a tight hug.

"I missed you" I say, pulling away from the hug.

"We missed you too" My mom responded.

My dad nodded in agreement before opening the back door of the SUV.

I wasted no time in throwing my suitcase in the back and jumping in.

"So what's going on?" I ask innocently.

I'm pretty sure a lot of things happened other than Kate's death.

"When you were gone we found the second beta which was Scott McCall" My mom says and when I glanced towards my dad, he had his jaw clenched.

"Scott and Allison were dating but we broke them up once we found out. She surprisingly agreed towards the terms. She know knows everything and has been training with her bow more often. Since Kate dies, I had to call Gerard who is going to bring reinforcements. There's a lot we have to do especially since the Alpha was running around biting kids. He attacked Allison's best friend Lydia. I have people watching over her in the hospital, just in case she turns" My mom continued.

"Wow, a lot has happened then" I say with a whistle.

I tried to ignore the feeling of my stomach drop when my parents said Scott and Allison were dating.

If she's anything like me, she's probably sneaking around with Scott.

It kind of hurt that Scott got together with Allison but it's not like I was dating him.

My feelings lately have been jumbled up.

I honestly don't know how to feel about boys.

I was never taught how to feel love or how to like someone.

Although Allison has had a plenty share of boyfriends, I've never had a boyfriend or a first love.

I'm still happily a virgin, because I'm waiting for that special someone.

I guess it's my fault for focusing on hunting and training.

I shook away my thoughts once we arrived at the house.

I quickly grabbed my bent suitcase roughly before running towards the house.

I sneaked in the house because I wanted to surprise Allison.

Once I made it up the stairs and outside of her room, I heard shuffling.

I tune in with my werewolf hearing and hear a window opening.

I open the door quietly and see her jump of the roof.

I walk towards her window and see her walk towards her car and follow the two vans that pulled out of our driveway.

I could hear three guys and my dad in the two vans.

I sigh before following her in one of the small cars our family owns.

What is she up to?

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She's finally back in Beacon hills!!!

Who knows when she will go back to Mystic falls because I certainly don't...

I'm writing it as it goes LOL.

Thank you for reading my book and having the patience of a lifetime :').

- SMB <3

(edited for the last time on 9/28/2024)