MORGANA’S POVThe preparations for the party are all done and now. All that is left is for everyone to get dressed and go to the throne room for the party. The throne room is bigger than I thought and I didn’t think everyone would fit but I can already hear people murmuring and the sound of music right from my room. Damon is in his room getting ready and he’s supposed to come and get me from my room when he’s done. I’m sure Colton and Ryder are at the party already. Alana and Esther didn’t want to go but Colton said he would personally drag them to the throne room so no one feels left out. I really love the new Colton. It seems like such a long time ago when we were at each other’s neck and were bent on killing each other. Today, he’s one of the sweetest people I know. I tied my hair up in a high bun, accentuating my facial features perfectly. I haven’t always been one to pay too much attention to my face but today, I can’t help but stare at myself in the mirror. My bright red hair,

DAMON’S POVI was able to calm everyone down yesterday. It took a lot to stay completely calm given the fact that Morgana was lying in bed unresponsive the whole time. It took a lot for me to convince the humans that we would get their people back. Fifty humans, all captured and I couldn’t do anything.I feel incompetent. I have never felt so weak before. All my life, I have thought myself invincible. I thought I was the strongest. It was only yesterday that the vampires were in hiding from us, scared to come out and now, now they’re being led by somebody more powerful than me. I wanted to go after them yesterday. I really wanted to and it took everything in me to not rally up my men and follow them into those woods. But I think that’s what they want. They want to lure us out and we can’t just follow them blindly because they might have so many traps set for us on the way. One wrong move and we might be ambushed. For now, although it isn’t very practical, staying in the castle is th

MORGANA’S POV“Careful Damon. Colton is going to steal your girlfriend.” Ryder says and Colton fist bumps his shoulder playfully. “Nah, I don’t think so. Morgana doesn’t like knuckle heads.” Damon says wrapping his arms around my waist. Colton frowns and fixes his gaze on me. “You don’t think I’m a knuckle head, right Ana?” Colton says almost sounding like a little girl with a cute pout. “Of course not Colt.” I say and he smirks triumphantly, sticking his tongue out to Damon and Ryder. Damon looks at me like I just betrayed him making me giggle playfully. Damon and Ryder found Colton and I spread out in bed this morning and Ryder hasn’t stopped teasing Damon and Colton since then. Colton and I basically spoke all night and I can’t even remember when exactly we went to bed but we learned a lot of stuff about each other and I learned that Colton did not have an easy childhood.According to him, he was always seen as the bad seed, the middle child that no one seemed to worry too much

MORGANA’S POV“So how is this going to work?’ I ask Alana as we make ourselves comfortable in the center of my room. Alana placed thirty candles in a huge circle and everywhere else in the room. She shut the blinds so that the only light illuminating the room is from the candles. It gives the room a sort of creepy aura but Alana said the candles will make us focus more. I’m not sure how or what candles have to do with focus but what do I know? “Well first I have to teach you the basics of witchcraft.” Alana says as we sit legs crossed in the middle of the circle. “Okay.. I’m listening.” I say nodding and staring at her eagerly. I don’t want to waste any time with this. I have only a short period of time to learn what I have to learn because we need to carry out our plan as soon as possible. Every second we waste is an opportunity for a vampire to sink its teeth into one of the captured humans. Every second we waste is maybe when a human draws their last breath. I have to get them

MORGANA’S POV“So Ryder and Alana huh?” Damon asks as I make myself comfortable in his sheets. He pulls me close to him the way he always does.“I think they look good together.” I say in a sleepy voice wrapping my arms around his abdomen. “You should have seen his face. He was all dressed up. He even fixed his hair.” I say with a giggle. “He never fixes his hair.”“What do you think about the two of them?” I suddenly ask Damon. I know he doesn’t show it but he’s very conscious about his brothers’ wellbeing. He would do anything for them. “I think he deserves to be happy and think about himself for once. He has never had any time to himself you know.” Damon says and I raise myself from his body, looking down at him. “What do you mean?” I ask him. “He was always bothered with making sure Colton and I don’t kill each other. Even while we were kids. Colton and I would get in trouble and fight with each other and Ryder would be there trying to make peace reign. Sometimes he even took t