Chapter 1 – Remain Nameless
He sees her fly through the window of her car. Her petite figure scratching its way out of the car as a truck hits it. She hits the floor and she struggles to take a breath. The blood pouring out of her is almost provocative. His face slowly transforms into the beast that he is.
He turned off his feelings a long time ago, thanks to Klaus. And he was scavenging from town to town searching for fresh blood; that's how he landed in Lima, Ohio. But something within him reminds him that he's Stefan Salvatore. It's Elena's. She's telling him to go help that girl; she's obviously in agony.
He speeds to her and then bits his arm. He lifts up her head and lets her suck the blood out of his veins. And then almost magically, the girls open her eyes. She smiles and takes his breath away. She's beautiful – her blond hair perfectly done, her green eyes sparkling, his heart was beating fast. This was not supposed to happen. He wasn't supposed to save lives – he was supposed to take them. Klaus would not like this.
"Hi," she says with a soft voice – a whisper that just bewitches him.
"Hello."
He's still holding her head and looking directly into her eyes. Neither of them breaks the awkward stare.
"Did you just save my life?"
"I think I did. Yes."
She slowly breaks away from his grasp and tries to stand up.
She can't remember anything after texting Rachel that she'll be right there for her wedding, but then she looks at her car, it's bits and pieces right now. She's surprised there's not even a mere scratch on her skin. She could have been dead, but she wasn't. And it was because of him, because of this utterly gorgeous man that just sends a shiver up her spine every time he touches her. But how?
"I don't get it. What did you do? How did you?"
"Shhh." She can feel his ice-cold finger on her lips, but somehow it makes her feel warm. "You're okay. That's all that matters. Call a cab. Go home. Get some rest."
And then he just disappears.
She wants to tell herself that she was hallucinating. But she's not. Within a blink of an eye – literally – he vanished.
She is scared as hell. Who is this man? Where did he go?
She just wants to see him again.
And that... she will.