Prologue: Of Blood and Revenge

Many thoughts went through his mind as the truck impacted the side of the car.

But what had hit him the most, were the emotions that went though his heart as he saw his wife, bleeding and broken, strapped to a gurney.

The EMTs had forced him onto a gurney as well, but he was fine. Physically.

He felt like screaming. Screaming until he lost his voice. But he did not. Instead, he stared at her.

She was always a beauty. A goddess, even. And she had captured him the moment he first laid his eyes on her. But now, all that was left of her was a bloody, scarred mess. There were deep gashes on her face, from the shards of glass, he assumed. Her nose was bent at an odd angle, and her bottom lip was split. Her hair that had always been so luscious was sticky from her own blood, that ran from several wounds to her head. But her face wasn't the worst of it, and even though she was covered with a thin blanket from the neck down, he knew it. She seemed so frail and tiny, compared to the EMTs who surrounded her. But despite her injuries, she was beautiful to him, as she always will be. He knew she had to make it.. but he couldn't help but wonder if she didn't…

Closing his eyes and turning away from the carnage beside him, he vowed to himself that no matter what happened this night, he would never part with her. Not even in death.

He turned away from the scene as the ambulance left, leaving with her.. and him. The man had done a nice job, for sure. Elena wasn't even recognizable anymore. A pity, he thought, was such a pretty face, too.

Of course, he would make sure his hitman got the payment he deserved for his good job. It was definitely worth seeing the utter despair written on his brother's face.

Stefan brought out his sunglasses, sliding them around his face even though it was roughly about one am in the morning. He looked back once more at the wreckage and smirked.

Unfortunately for you, brother.. my revenge has only just begun.

End Notes

Hello everyone! Long time no see, ehh? I promised this would be out by June, so here it is. Unfortunately, due to my exams, I was unable to complete the full story before actually uploading it here. This is basically a rewrite of my other story, A Second Chance, which was never finished due to my fickle muse. This will be short, and so will be the chapters. The only reason why I'm even writing this now is because of the reviews I got on A Second Chance, and because I felt bad for never finishing it like I had promised myself and everyone else. Please remember to review so that my muse doesn't not spontaneously disappear like last time. Constructive criticism is very much welcomed, but I will not stand for flaming. I have changed a few things from the original story, such as the antagonist. I'm sorry if you like Stefan, but I kind of don't. Don't read this if you like Stefan. Or Stelena. Especially if you like Stelena.

Until next time,

Carrie