Be Careful When You Bite Me

He turned to walk away and I released my grip on him. I watched as he disappeared into the doors with Xavier. Asia stood by my side and interlocked her fingers with mine. She now had on her black mask.

"Ready?" She asked, reaching up to straighten mine

I breathed in and out before nodding," yes."

We followed the two into the hallway. They were flooded with people strolling peacefully from one end to the other.  The women all wore equally beautiful gowns and the men dressed in suits and every single person had on a mask. Not that I would have recognized anybody.

When we reached the doors to the quarter, guards flung them open to reveal the beautifully decorated inside.

There were hundreds of people, either dancing or seated at a table chatting amongst themselves. Music played by a band that stood at the corner of the room, not too loudly, just loud enough to be able to hear the person next to you.

The King and Queen were seated at their thrones as per usual. Seth and Isabelle were nowhere in sight.

The Queen caught sight of us first, or more Damon to be specific. She began to stand up, and when the King noticed, he trailed her gaze to meet his sons who now stood at the middle of the room amongst the crowd.

His eyes stayed interlocked with her parents. It was obvious that they were shocked their son was still alive but I couldn't tell if they were relieved.

I scanned the room, looking for the Council but I couldn't tell who was who.

I caught sight of a tall and slender girl, pitch-black hair that was now pinned up and wondered if it was Isabelle. She wore a maroon gown that almost mirrored the one that the Queen was wearing.

"Do you think they'll tell the Council that you're here?" Xavier said to his younger brother who still has yet to look away from his parents.

"No," Damon responded," they wouldn't cause a scene, not here."

The King and Queen sat back and it looked like the King was saying something to his wife that might have reassured her.

Damon spared his parents another glance before turning away to face us.

"You two stay together," Damon said to both Asia and I," Xavier and I are going to look for Seth, if you see anyone from the Council, walk the other way."

began, but the two

feel right," I muttered," it almost feels like we saved his life only to bring

Damon is smart, and he's strong, he wouldn't put himself in a

you sure about that?" I

other than the Queen. She stood less than two feet away from me. I have never been this close to her and her beauty left me speechless. Her blond hair was tied to the side in a french braid. Her velvet gown hugged her perfectly slender body as if it were made for her. She looked young enough to be

she said, her voice as smooth as

able to form

son," she continued," whom I thought was

but I

it showed. I couldn't blame her, after all this was the mother of Xavier who would rather dethrone her

have befriended one another?" A sarcastic grin played at the corners of her lips," where's

surprise as I hadn't realized she knew about that. She chuckled lightly," you didn't get

I wondered what else she was aware of. I wondered if they knew where Luna was and if they were going to find

are uninvited guests," the Queen trailed her gaze to

wait in the car," Asia stuttered, gripping my arm to

Queen said, halting the both of

book looked at each other before turning back to look at the Queen," I-I'm not sure, they heard that Seth was getting crowned," I muttered,"

stay," she mumbled," tell Damon the Council is here, slithering around somewhere, The King and

to turn away

she mentioned," the castle is flooded with more guards than you can count. Tell them that it's the wrong day to start trouble." We watched in silence as she marched away with

to look at each other," what

here so as

Damon's POV

My eyes scanned for any sign of Seth but it was hard to tell. There were too many people and everyone wore masks. With Xavier clinging to my side, it was hard to think straight. I was fuelled by anger, disappointment, and betrayal and I didn't want to be. I didn't want those emotions to be the reason I killed my brother today but I knew there wasn't another choice. If I wanted to save the natives and the entire Cold One race from the next one hundred years of torture they were about to face, I knew

"Damon," he barked out.

I knew what

going to ask you again, are you sure you want to