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Chapter 30: No One's Gonna Get Killed
Just as I feared, I remembered everything about the night I kissed Damon. Well I tried to kiss him in my drunken state and failed to make him give into me. However I pretended not to remember anything the next morning. And since that morning Damon's been trying to prove that I am lying about it. Not to mention, he was back on his seducing mode and I was again trying to resist Damon for obvious reasons. Also, Damon had the chance to kiss me but he chose to be a decent gentleman. His lose, not mine.
The current timeline of the vampire diaries world was of 'Killed or be killed' episode. So I was prepared for a lot of drama. Thankfully Mason didn't suspect anything yet that Tyler has already triggered the curse. Good for both me and Tyler. On the other hand, Caroline was sort of baby sitting Tyler nowadays. And the good thing is I didn't even had to try hard to convince Caroline to do so. She was taking care of Tyler on her own. Also they've already started getting close to each other. I would rather stay away from them most of the time and let them bond naturally than force Caroline and Tyler to be together. Onto other important notes, Stefan actually got on human blood diet and Elena is helping him with that just like she did it in the show. Nothing much changed there which was certainly a good thing. Everything was going on great for everyone. However I knew for a matter of fact that it won't last for long because today was the day of the Lockwood charity show. The very day Damon killed Mason Lockwood in the show. Of course after torturing him brutally for information. And obviously I have every intention of stopping it from happening this time and at any cost. I just hoped that I would succeed in my plan and not fail even by mistake.
It was early in the morning when I got a call from Caroline. "Hey Care, what's up?" I had asked trying to sound as normal as possible. I already got ready for the eventful and adventurous day. I was going to attend the Charity as well to help Elena and Bonnie over there. And obviously to keep an eye on Mason and stop his inevitable death at Damon's hands.
"Hey Jacq, I was wondering if you could come with me to the boarding house. I need to pick up a few blood bags for me from the Salvatore stock." Came Caroline's hopeful voice.
"Yeah sure but why can't you go there alone?" I asked her being curious about it.
"Well, Damon is in the house with no Stefan around, so..." said Caroline and I sighed out heavily while shaking my head to myself. Caroline was seriously scared of Damon after saving Mason as I asked her to. Well I can't really blame her for that. After all Damon can hold a grudge against someone for a long time.
"Pick me up from home, I am already ready to go out." I said to Caroline.
"Actually I am in the car outside of your house right now" said Caroline and I couldn't help but chuckle at that. I realized that she must have gone to the boarding house before and then realized that Damon was in there without Stefan in the house and then she decided to come and pick me up from my house. How Caroline of her.
"Coming." I said to her and made my way downstairs. Saying bye to Jenna, I walked out of the house. Caroline was indeed in her car waiting up for me. I got inside fast.
"Let's go." I said and Caroline started driving towards the boarding house. I thought talking with Caroline would ease off some of my tension about Mason's death today so I spoke up breaking the silence between us.
"How is Tyler doing?" I asked her casually.
"He is doing great, considering...you know. He is putting a lot of faith in us. More in you than in me." Informed Caroline and I nodded to her. She didn't sound jealous though, I mean about Tyler relying on me more than on her. Obviously it would take Caroline some time to get jealousy issues regarding Tyler. She wasn't currently feeling that kind of love for him yet. But soon I hope she will.
"So, how is it? Hanging out with Tyler, I mean. Is it as horrible as you thought it would be? I mean I know you didn't like Tyler much when you were human and you wouldn't have dealt with him if I hadn't asked you to. I just want to know if I am making you do something you don't want to do." I said to Caroline and she sort of gaped at me for a while.
"You are kidding right? I love hanging out with him. Tyler is a really great guy. I am the one who misunderstood him. Actually we are becoming great friends now." Caroline wasn't lying a bit when she said that. It certainly made me smile and also I felt a bit happy about it. At least something was going on right.
"Good to know." I said and silence consumed us once again. Then I remembered something I wanted to talk to Caroline about.
"Hey how are things going on between you and your mom? I heard the other day that you had a moment with her that wasn't so good." Caroline sighed out sadly as I asked her that.
"Everything is just the same with her. All she does is work and I stay clear of her most of the time" said Caroline with unhappy tone of voice. What can I say to her? This parental issues, are not my forte. After all I never knew mine. How can I possibly make her understand something I don't understand myself?
"Do you sometimes like wish that things were different between you and your mom?" I just asked out of curiosity. Caroline stared at me for a while as if thinking, then nodded her head in reply.
"Of course I wish that, all the time, but my wishes hardly come true" said Caroline and I looked seriously at her this time.
"If you really want things to be different between your mom and you then don't just wish for things to happen. You have to work for it Caroline. So what? if she isn't paying any attention to you or working hard all the time. I saw how worried she was when you were at the hospital. Nothing else mattered to her then, not her work, not her duties, only you. She maybe unable to express it to you but you are the most important person in her life. Actually you are everything she got." Caroline pulled over the car as we reached the boarding house. It only took fifteen minutes to get there as Caroline was driving very fast. Neither of us had said anything to each other after I spoke to Caroline about her mother. The rest of the drive, we were completely silent. It kind of went awkward between us actually. I was silent because I wanted Caroline to understand what I just said and properly so. And Caroline was quiet because she was trying to understand what I said. Once we entered the boarding house, we found Alaric and Jeremy in there too and of course along with Damon.
"Oops. looks like I didn't need to drag you here at all" said Caroline to me. Everyone's eyes turned at us as Caroline spoke up and announced our presence there.
"Good morning everyone" said Caroline out loud and then she turned to me.
"I will be right back." I nodded to her and she walked away towards the underground storeroom of the boarding house. Our plan was simple for the time being. After Caroline finishes feeding and collects a few blood bags for the rest of the day, we both would go to the Lockwood mansion together and join Elena and Bonnie over there. As for the current situation, Jeremy looked at me as I walked inside the room.
"What are you doing here Jacq?" asked Jeremy and I shrugged my shoulders at him nonchalantly.
"Caroline didn't want to come here alone thinking Damon is in the house without Stefan around. So, I came here as her protection shield from Damon." I spoke nonchalantly as if Damon wasn't standing right there and he wasn't listening to my words at all. Damon obviously rolled his eyes at me while Jeremy and Ric just laughed at his annoyed expression. To be honest I wasn't exactly happy to see Damon today. I remembered vividly how he tortured Mason Lockwood and then killed him without a second thought. Even when I had watched that episode back in my world, I had hated Damon for doing that. And this time that vicious incident is going to happen for real if I fail to put a stop to it. Which I really hope, doesn't happen. I certainly remembered all the cruel ways that Damon used on Mason in the show to torture him to death before killing him off. I suddenly realized that the torture session with Mason had took place in this very room in the show where I was standing at the moment. I immediately felt my heart cringe inside my chest as that realization came down to me.
The living room of the boarding house is the place where an innocent will die today and it's up to me now to save that life. Truth to be told, I have never felt this kind of pressure before when it came to saving someone. I mean so far I have saved Anna, Pearl, Harper, and Carter already. But now that it came to Mason Lockwood, I was kind of freaking out in my mind. And I knew why exactly I was feeling that way. It's because in order to save Mason and keep him alive, I have to face none other than Damon this time and go against him. Suddenly I felt my throat getting extremely dry and my heart beat increased too. My eyes immediately darted to Damon and found him looking at me curiously. Obviously he heard my heart beat pacing up all on a sudden for no reason at all. I looked away from Damon quickly because while looking at him a cold chill ran down my spine and it kind of felt horrible. Besides, I wouldn't be able to look at Damon today without glaring at him right away. And it would definitely raise questions that I so don't want to answer to anyone. So, instead I looked at Alaric and tried to calm down myself as much as possible.
"They got you involved again, didn't they?" I asked to Alaric and he nodded to that.
"Yeah, I guess they just can't live without me" said Ric and Damon rolled his eyes at that as I breathed out a chuckle.
"So, true." I said and picked up some notes from the box that Ric obviously brought with him from Isobel's research. I was trying hard to stay calm and play cool when my emotions were threatening to burst out actually. I glanced up from the notes to see both Damon and Jeremy were frowning at me with confusion and they stood with their arms crossed. I raised my eye brows at them in questioning manner.
"What?" I asked them.
"Do I have to ask you out loud now? What do you know about the moonstone Jacq?" asked Jeremy straight away and for the first time he actually demanded an answer from me and not just requested me to share my knowledge with him. He really shouldn't stay around Damon. I rolled my eyes at Jeremy without any hesitation.
"I am not in the mood to satisfy your curiosity Jeremy." I said with calm but firm tone of voice but obviously it was such a wishful thinking that I am actually gonna get a break from them. And by them I meant both Jeremy and Damon.
"Are you becoming like Elena now? Or did you two switch places or something overnight?" asked Jeremy and he continued. "I mean now she is willing to tell me everything and you are the one keeping secrets from me." All on a sudden I felt so pissed off and angry that I just wanted to do something that moment, either to hurt someone else or to hurt myself. I guess the pressure on me was making me cranky that way. However as much as I wanted to yell at Jeremy that moment and glare at him dangerously, I didn't do anything like that and kept a calm expression on my face. It was one of my things. Whenever I am very angry or extremely pissed off I go completely calm and people could hardly tell that I am mad that time.
"Moonstone huh? Are you talking about that oval shape white colored ugly looking rock?" I asked and Jeremy sighed out heavily while Damon and Ric kept looking between the two of us.
"Look Tyler showed me that moonstone. So, obviously if he showed it to me then he definitely told you everything about it. Just tell us, what do you know? I know you know something. You always do" said Jeremy confidently and I shrugged my shoulders at him nonchalantly again. How about I play with them a little? Maybe it will even make me feel a little better at the moment.
"Of course I do. How can I not? After all I had that stone with me for days." I said and the three of them were shocked to hear that.
"You had it with you?" asked Jeremy not believing his own ears. I just nodded my head to him and pretended to look at the notes seriously even though I wasn't reading it at all. But then my eyes fell on a certain word.
"Aztec curse. Pretty fascinating thing, isn't it?" I said trying to change the subject from moonstone but it obviously didn't work and further increased their curiosity about the stone. It annoyed me more for no reason at all. I was very much thinking alike Katherine that moment. Why? I didn't know. I again blamed it on the pressure I was feeling inside me. Whenever I am under huge pressure I act like a bitch and Katherine obviously is a very talented one in the bitchy department.
"Why didn't you tell anyone anything about it?" asked Jeremy getting more confused with every passing minute. Why does everyone has to be so nosy in this fictional world? I guess that's what makes them interesting in the first place.
"I don't cross pass information Jeremy. You know it." I said that as if it was the most obvious reason why I didn't say anything to him. I dropped the notes back in the card box and looked up. Jeremy frowned angrily at me this time.
"So, you just gave it back to Tyler since he has it now" said Jeremy clearly disappointed and angry about that. Both Damon and Alaric were feeling clueless about why I was acting like that with Jeremy above all people. Because everyone knew I am always on good terms with my brother. But today was an exception for a lot of reasons.
"Correction, Tyler had it. He doesn't have it anymore. He already gave it to Mason." I said with a completely calm tone of voice as if I was talking to them about the weather. Besides letting them know about this little information wouldn't change things much or do any damage to my plans. They were going to find out about it anyway eventually.
"But Tyler told me himself that he doesn't want to give it up to Mason yet" said Jeremy and I nodded my head to that.
"True, he didn't want to but Tyler had no choice but to give the moonstone to Mason." I said and Jeremy frowned in confusion.
"Why?"
"Because I told him to." I said with a shrug off my shoulders. Both Damon and Jeremy yelled at the same time.
"What?" Ric was also looking highly confused and felt troubled as well. I titled my head a little with a coy smile playing on my lips.
"And unlike many of you, he actually does what I ask him to do" saying that I smirked and continued. "Besides, Mason came to Mystic Falls looking for the moonstone. And I wanted him to have it. So, that he would leave town as soon as possible. Honestly I am getting tired of watching his back. He will be safe back in Florida, riding the waves. I just hope he leaves by tomorrow. Seeing as he has no reason to stay here anymore. The sooner he leave the better." I said and the three of them looked at each other with shocked expression on their faces.
"But what about the curse?" asked Jeremy getting restless after learning this. I was seriously getting bored and pissed off with their interrogation. I should have avoided facing them today. I was already so tensed up about Mason's upcoming death, not to mention my mind was already full and there is only so much I could handle at a time. And the interrogation of Damon and Jeremy was just getting on my nerves at that time.
"What about it?" I asked in a monotonous tone of voice as if I am the most carefree person in the world and had nothing to worry about.
"The legend says that the moonstone-" I cut Jeremy off rudely.
"I know what the legend says Jeremy. What's your point?" I asked him straight away. By then Caroline was standing in the room too. She obviously heard the rest of the conversation as well. And she too was looking confused like others.
"What's my point? You are kidding right? If you know about the legend then you must also know this that if the werewolves get the moonstone they will use it to lift off their curse, the moon curse. Then they would be able to turn whenever they want to. It will be a huge threat to the vampires" said Jeremy and I breathed out a dark laugh as I shook my head to myself.
"And why should I worry about that? I am not a vampire. It's not my problem." I said and Jeremy scowled at me angrily, confused as well. I didn't even bother to look at the other three. Thanks to Damon the bitterness I was feeling for vampires at the moment was clearly coming out of me.
"But our friends are vampires, how can you not worry?" asked Jeremy and I shrugged my shoulders at him again.
"I just don't care. There is nothing you can do about it." I said with nonchalant tone of voice. Jeremy crossed his arms over his chest again and came closer to me.
"Why are acting like this today? Did you wake up on the wrong side of the bed? What is wrong with you?" Jeremy asked worriedly this time but I rolled my eyes at him.
"Nothing is wrong with me Jeremy." I said to him and then I looked at Caroline. "Are you done?" The baby vampire just nodded to me, not sure what else to do. I looked back at Jeremy. Seeing his face I knew he would keep an eye on me today especially after my behavior like this. And I really didn't need Jeremy on my back today.
"If you are thinking about following me around today, drop it now Jeremy. Otherwise you will have a very pissed off Elena on your back. Surely she wouldn't be thrilled to find out about your little involvement with Damon." I said smiling sweetly at him. Jeremy narrowed his eyes at me angrily.
"Are you seriously blackmailing me?" Jeremy sounded pissed off this time but I simply smirked at him.
"I guess I am. You know I am brilliant in that department, don't you? Let's go Care." I said and Caroline and I walked out of the boarding house at last.
"They are saying something is seriously wrong with you and they are worried about you now" said Caroline as she can obviously still hear them talk.
"What was all that about anyway?" asked Caroline sounding concerned herself. I sighed out heavily this time and didn't let myself get angry at her.
"Don't ask. I guess I seriously woke up on the wrong side of the bed today." I said and I had no idea what kind of sleep I will be having tonight.
It didn't take long for Caroline and I to reach the Lockwood mansion where the charity event was taking place. We found Elena and Bonnie working together there. They greeted us as Caroline and I approached them. Honestly I had no intention of helping them decorate the place. The current state of my mind was pretty messed up and I would rather search for Mason and keep an eye on him than spend my time doing something that held no importance to me. I found Mason near the food section. He and Stefan were speaking with each other and it certainly didn't look like that they were having a friendly talk that moment. Mason was still safe at least and Stefan certainly wouldn't kill him on impulse. Sighing out in relief a little, I looked around and spotted Matt and Tyler. They were talking to each other just like they did in the show. Everyone around me was so happy. They were cracking up jokes and laughing with each other. But unfortunately for me, even my bones were shaking inside my body thinking about the upcoming events and it was anything but funny. There was no way I could ever have a good time in this world because of the knowledge of the future that I possess. At the moment I just wished that someone would hold me tightly and give me a reassuring hug and say that everything will be okay. And that I will make it through no matter what. However at that time, even though I was in the middle of the crowd but I was still alone and there was no one for me. I never felt such lonely feeling since I came into this world and I have to admit it felt much worse than how the loneliness used to feel like to me back in the real world.
Back to the problems of the day, if I wanted to I could have easily just kidnapped Mason from the party and took off from Mystic Falls as soon as possible. We could go somewhere far from the town where Damon wouldn't be able to find Mason and kill him. But I didn't want to kidnap Mason. I wanted him to come with me willingly and really trust me because only then he would listen to me completely and do as I say. And I knew for the matter of fact that that's gonna happen only when I will save his life from Damon and pull him away from the grasp of death when he would be only an inch away from it. Then Mason would learn to trust me in no time and never again he would question my intentions of keeping him safe. I was pulled out of my thoughts when I saw Damon and Stefan pacing under the shelter, looking all restless and tensed up. They must have already found out through Bonnie that Katherine is with Mason and they are working together. That was my cue to be more attentive and careful. And I put my own plan in motion as well.
Half an hour later, I saw from afar that Bonnie was using her spells on Mason, giving him a nasty headache. She made Mason drop down on his knees and he was quivering in pain as well. I felt like running over to them right away and stop Bonnie from hurting Mason. I don't understand Bonnie sometimes. She hates Damon but still she does everything he tells her to do. As I watched Mason suffer, the weight of the bracelet on my wrist was making my heart heavy as well. When Mason passed out, I saw Damon and Bonnie taking him away in his jeep. I obviously followed them to the boarding house but very quietly and carefully. Damon took Mason's unconscious body inside the boarding house and Bonnie also followed him inside. Everything was going on just like it happened in the show. So I could assume with confidence that soon Bonnie would find out about where Mason hid the moonstone by looking into his mind using her amazing witchy powers. After a while, I saw Bonnie walking out of the boarding house with a disturbed and angry look on her face. I could only imagine why she got that look on her face. And if I was not wrong then Stefan, Elena and Caroline, the three of them must have already started searching for the moonstone and they would find it soon. Moreover in a well that got vervain laced water in it. As much as I didn't like the fact that Stefan would soon be victimized by vervain water but Mason was my only priority today and the only one I would try to save. Soon I saw Jeremy walking inside the boarding house. He was carrying a box with him that was obviously full of stuffs that could hurt a werewolf very severely. No wonder why I was mean towards Jeremy earlier today. I certainly didn't forget the fact that Jeremy helped Damon kill Mason by providing him wolves bane and other stuffs. I took off the bracelet from my wrist and tucked it inside my jeans pocket. I saw Jeremy walking out of the boarding house as well. After that, I didn't waste any more time and walked right through the front door of the house. Just as I walked inside, I saw Damon hovering over Mason.
"Katherine will only rip your heart apart. Let me do-"
"Damon!" I spoke up out loud. Thankfully it stopped what was about to happen. Damon looked up to see me standing there. It certainly shocked him. Mason saw me as well and I swear I saw relief wash over his face. Damon stood up straight and in a blink of an eye, he was standing right in front of me.
"What are doing here?" Damon asked angrily. Clearly he was not happy with my presence there. I took in a deep breath before I looked straight at him in the eye.
"I just came here to apologize to you." I said softly to Damon. His anger noticeably started fading away and curiosity took over Damon.
"For what?" He asked however still sounded a little grumpy.
"For siding with him." I said pointing at Mason. "And standing up against you." Damon frowned in confusion at me. I inhaled a deep breath again and tried to look as much upset as possible.
"I just heard that he is with Katherine. I mean, Katherine? How is it even possible?" I said and Damon rolled his eyes at me without any hesitation.
"I don't know" said Damon with uninterested tone of voice. "He is saying that Katherine wants to use the moonstone to lift off the werewolf curse so that he wouldn't have to turn anymore. Because according to this stupid werewolf, they are madly in love with each other" said Damon and I frowned at him with confusion.
"But, that's not true, is it? She is just using him right?" I asked and Damon nodded vehemently.
"Obviously." He said with sarcasm in his voice. I sighed out heavily while shaking my head to myself.
"I still can't believe it, I thought he is a good person. I really did. I am feeling so betrayed right now." Sadness and anger were visible in my eyes and face. I didn't need to look at Mason to know that his hope of getting out of here alive was already gone. Before I knew it, Damon pulled me closer to him and wrapped his arms around me in a comforting embrace. I inhaled deeply and tried to calm myself down. Well that's what I let Damon believe anyway.
"Everything is going to be okay now" said Damon as he rubbed my back in a consoling manner. "By the way, what happened to you earlier in the morning?" Damon suddenly asked and sounded quite curious about it and concerned as well. I looked up at him and sighed out frustratingly.
"Don't ask, it was the bracelet that he gave me. It was making me feel so hateful towards vampires that... I can't even explain properly what I was feeling. But the minute I took it off all the hate and anger was gone just like that." I showed Damon my bracelet less wrist as I said that.
"It must be something magical. I felt strange while wearing it as well." Damon nodded to that and looked deeply into my eyes. I had no doubt that he believed me and every word that I said to him.
"Are you okay now?" asked Damon with concern in his voice. I sighed and nodded my head slowly. He took in a deep breathe as well.
"You should go now. I have some business to take care of" said Damon and I simply nodded my head to him.
"What did you plan to do after getting rid of him? You know Katherine will look for him." I spoke up with worry in my voice however Damon smirked at that.
"She wouldn't need to look for him. I will give her the news myself that I killed her latest boy toy" said Damon and I gasped in horror hearing that. Gosh I should receive an award for my acting skills.
"No, Damon. That would only provoke her. What if she hurts someone among us to take her revenge? Why don't we just kill him, bury his body and put a nice story for Katherine to believe that he left her?" I suggested but Damon rolled his eyes at that. Clearly he didn't like the logical idea just like I expected.
"Come on where's the fun in that? Besides, I won't let her hurt anyone. I promise" said Damon but I shook my head at him with determination this time.
"No Damon, provoking Katherine is too dangerous. We shouldn't take that risk." I tried to reason with Damon once again but he cupped my cheeks with both his hands and looked deeply into my eyes as if he wished to compel me.
"Jacq, just go back to the charity function and enjoy yourself. I will take care of everything okay" said Damon and this time I narrowed my eyes at him.
"Is it just about having fun or is it something else, Damon?" I asked him straight away. Damon looked confusedly at me this time.
"What do you mean?" I put on a more serious look on my face.
"You are not doing this for being jealous, are you?" I asked Damon seriously, making him gap at me openly.
"What?" Damon asked furrowing his brows at me. I crossed my arms over my chest and stared sternly at him.
"Are you jealous that Katherine is with Mason?" Again a straight question from me however Damon still looked completely baffled.
"What the hell are you talking about Jacq?" asked Damon as if he had no clue what I was talking about. I glared at him without any hesitation.
"Then why is it so important for you to let her know that you killed her boy toy, when you know how dangerous it is to provoke her? Is it because you are jealous of the fact that she is with someone else, and you just want to hurt her by letting her know that you killed that person? Do you still have feelings for her Damon?" I asked angrily and Damon looked pissed off too this time.
"What the hell got into you Jacq? How can you even think that?" asked Damon and I narrowed my eyes at him more dangerously.
"Well I think you still love her. That's why you couldn't kiss me that night. That's why it felt so wrong to you." I let out a dark laugh after saying that. "God, I can't believe it took me so long to see it. How could I possibly believe that you got over a woman you loved for 145 years in less then 145 seconds? I am such an idiot."
"Have you gone crazy? Where is it coming from?" Damon asked freaking out now. "I told you already. I couldn't kiss you that night because that would be a wrong thing to do. You were drunk. I was just being a gentleman." I glared at Damon angrily as he defended himself.
"I don't believe that." I said and then I took a deep breath. "Go ahead, finish your job, eliminate your competition for Katherine. I am better off without you anyway" saying that I turned around to leave but Damon grabbed my forearm and spun me around to face him again. I crashed into his chest and my body was pressed up against his completely. I tried to get out of his hold with futile attempts.
"Let go of me Damon." I said forcefully but Damon didn't loose his grips on me. I stopped struggling after a while but glared at him hatefully. Damon spoke up after he got my full attention.
"Now, listen to me carefully. I don't have any feelings for that manipulative nasty little bitch anymore. I told you I am over her, you got that. I hate her" said Damon strongly but I still kept glaring at him.
"Well, I don't believe you." I spat out the words slowly at his face. Damon growled at me angrily.
"Then I have no choice but to prove it to you" saying that Damon went all aggressive on me. In a blink of an eye, I was completely pressed up against a wall. A startled gasp had escaped my lips. I looked into his eyes and Damon bored his gaze into mine. Then suddenly he leaned in and roughly attacked my neck first. Damon started kissing my skin hungrily and his hands crazily roamed over my sides and ribs. A moan escaped my throat as he bit lightly on the curve of my neck. I ran my fingers through his hair locks, pulling him closer to me as he continued to kiss my shoulder. Untangling my fingers from his hair, I ran my hands over his chest and strong abs making Damon shiver under my touches. He growled out loud when I dug my nails on his shoulder blades, after yanking away the bothering piece of clothe from there. I gasped out loudly as his hands gripped on my waist roughly and squeezed his fists. Damon started kissing my jawline with open mouth without any gentleness but I didn't complain. He pulled back only to look into my eyes for once before leaning back in and crashed his mouth on mine immediately. Damon captured my lips with his and he kissed me hungrily. But before I could kiss him back, he pulled away from my lips. I frowned in confusion as his eyes went wide and a painful groan escaped from his throat. Damon slowly fell onto his knees writing in pain.
"Hello, Jacq" spoke up the person standing in front of me now and with a pleasant smile on her lips.
"Anna!" I said breathlessly because I was after all in a heated moment with Damon. The shocked expressed on my face melted away and a smile spread across my lips.
"Thanks for coming on time." I said and looked back at Damon's almost unconscious form lying on the floor.
"I never thought you would ask me to vervain Damon Salvatore. What's going on?" asked Anna and I inhaled a deep breath before answering her question.
"I will tell you everything on the road. We need to get out of Mystic Falls as fast as possible." I said as I kneeled down beside Damon.
"Put him on the couch please." I said and Anna picked up Damon and carried him away to the couch. Meanwhile, I ran to Mason. He was staring at me as if I have grown two extra heads on my shoulder or something like that. I avoided the look on his face and quickly got into the work of untying him.
"Are you okay?" I asked Mason even though obviously he wasn't. He was just about to be killed. But Mason nodded his head anyway. Anna came back in the room.
"A little help please." I told Anna pointing at the chains that I was unable to open. I was inhaling deep breaths to calm down my fast beating heart while Anna broke off the chains on Mason.
"Damon's gonna kill me." I said out loud but more to myself than to them.
"How did you even know I was here and Damon was going to kill me?" asked Mason confusedly as Anna freed him from his chains completely.
"I know Damon like I know myself. What happened right now, I saw it coming from miles away. I told you I am going to keep you alive and safe, didn't I?" I said and Mason simply nodded his head.
"Yeah, for the sake of your soul." Mason repeated what I told him not long ago. I looked at him straight in the eye and spoke up-
"You do realize that I have completely ruined everything between me and Damon just to save you. So, I am asking you now, can you trust me with your life and believe me that I really want you safe?" Mason nodded his head and his eyes were intense as well.
"I trust you." He said strongly as if nothing's ever gonna change that.
"If that's so, then come with me. We are going far away from Mystic Falls."
AN: I am even scared to ask how was it? I really have no idea what kind of response I am gonna get from this chapter. Anyways, I have next chapter ready. So, as soon as I get enough reviews for this one I will post it. Love you guys 'love, hugs and kisses'.