I made my decision. I was going to leave and never look back. I wanted to disappear into thin air and made myself dead to people. I never wanted to be here in the first place. I didn't want any part of this.

Now that I had put two and two together I needed to force some senses into my father's head. The man was insane if he thought he could go against this family over something that had happened years ago, not when the Salvatore wasn't at fault.

I had no reason to stay anymore. I wasn't going to fulfill this plan of his, not even if I was born for this.

" Thank you for taking care of storm. " I said pointing at the sleeping fur ball on my pillow. Cora nodded her head smiling warmly at me.

" Are you sure you want to do this, Stass? " Cora asked running her hand up and down my back.

It had been a day since Matteo found us in the haunted mansion. I was finally back into the room I had been staying in for the past weeks. Nick was still in the hospital with Eden taking care of his bullet wound. He had lost so much blood but Eden said it wasn't nothing he couldn't take care of.

Cora had been keeping me company as I narrated my plan of leaving. I told her I would escape as soon as I got a chance to. I made her believe I wanted my freedom back not because I needed to go back to kick senses into my insane father's head and to stop whatever he was planning to do.

Part of me, hope I didn't have to leave. I never wanted to leave. But, if they found out I was as good as dead. I betrayed their trust after all and they would never be safe with me here.

" Are you sure you want to help me? If Nick found out about you helping me escape, he won't hesitate to kill you. " I asked placing my hand on top of hers.

" I will be fine. You don't have to worry about me. " she shrugged her shoulders liked it was nothing.

It was as if she wanted me out of this place as soon as possible because the moment I said I was leaving I could almost see a glint dancing across her eyes as she agreed to help me escape which made me wanted to stay longer. Bipolar.

" Okay. " I sighed in agreement knowing deep down I won't leave so soon.

The plan was to leave and never return but not now. Not until I got a certain someone out of my system. Not when I was still hungry for him.

I never thought I would get more attached. But, the kiss ruined everything. He ruined me. He tasted like heaven like forever in temporary moment making me realized that I had been starving.

Nicholas Salvatore was the biggest asshole. He made me want to scream every secrets of mine out for the world to hear. He took over my body liked he owned it. He drove me into insanity.

He was out of his mind when he decided to not kill me the moment I stepped into his home. He was crazy to trust an assassin from nowhere. He was stupid to take me into his home and his family when he knew clearly that I was assigned to kill all of them. He shown me real family.

I hated him. I hated him with all my guts. I hated how he makes me lost control.

But, he was everything I ever wanted and couldn't have because I would never deserve someone like him. In fact, I didn't deserve anyone at all.

I promised myself I would never let any men stayed in my way. But, it was those cheeky comments he made, the day at his cabin, the gazes from across the room, the sexual tension, and his touch. He made me felt something for the first time in a long time, and I knew I was screwed.

A kiss wasn't enough. I wanted him. All of him. Even just for once, before I left.

I left the room soon after to go visit Nick at the hospital while Cora went and continued her chores around the house. Driving to the hospital in the same car as Elliot Salvatore was intense and somewhat awkward which made me grateful that the hospital was so near to the estate. The car stopped in front of where I assumed Eden worked at.

Seriously, what did they not own? At this point I wouldn't be surprised if Nick had his own law office.

" I will park the car. You can go in first. " Elliot said not meeting my eyes. I nodded my head as he drove off.

I wouldn't blame him. We didn't have a great start.

My heart was thumping in my chest banging against my ribcage as I walked inside the white building. I rarely came to any hospital normally because I didn't have a family to visit and my father had a basement clinic in one of our warehouses.

Their family's bodyguards, Dean and Noel stood on each side of the door in a silence hallway of the private floor. A floor that no one outside the family allowed to use or stay in. I furrowed my eyebrows in confusion as the two men shook their heads stepping in front of the door, their big bodies hiding the small glass part that viewed the inside of the room.

" Sir, said no disturbance. " Dean said earning a glare of me.

I shoved pass their bodies trying to look inside and I wished I didn't. The scene before my eyes almost broke my heart into pieces. Almost. Until I reminded myself who the fuck I was and that we were never together in the first place. I had no rights to get jealous of the nurse he was shoving his tongue down her throat.

I wasn't jealous. They both could go to hell.

But, that was the same mouth that kissed me just a day ago. God. Was this how those men feel when I jumped from them to another every new day? Because this felt horrible. I felt somewhat used.

" Am I sensing another brother swap? " Elliot said from behind as we both looked into the room.

" Oh both of you can fuck off. Tell him I hope he died on that bitch. " I shrugged before storming down the hallway.

I just wanted to leave this stupid place or perhaps burned the whole place into ashes. I shouldn't have come in the first place. Fuck this. Fuck me. Why did I bother coming at all. Why did I care if he was okay. I should have left today.

Fuck him. He could drop dead right now and go to hell for all I care. Fucking asshole.

I was totally calm about this.

He could fuck all the nurses in there. I wasn't even jealous. Definitely not jealous. Yeah, absolutely not.

I hoped he got STD.

I down the half of the vodka bottle in one go. I shut my eyes closed as the burning sensation of the liquor took over my senses firing in my throat and down to stomach. Fuck. That felt good.

" So, he kissed you the other night and you found him kissing his nurse in his room? " Mrs Salvatore asked slamming her wine glass on the table.

" Yes. " I took another gulped of the vodka Alana gave me after I found her having her evening wine on the balcony with Bella.

" Let me call my mother in law. " she added while fishing for her phone in her Chanel purse.

" Why are you calling nana anyway? " Bella asked and nodded my head in agreement.

" I need to find out if this run in their blood. Because Salvatore's men must think it's okay to fuck with another woman right after they kissed someone they like. "

Your son didn't even like me. Fuck that kinda hurt though. I thought before taking another sip.

" I need to confirm this theory before things get out of hands. I might still have some time to fix Elliot. " she shrugged looking at her phone.

Elliot was already ruined.

" What about Eden? Are you not going to fix him too? " I asked curiously.

" Oh, honey. I won't have to worry about that boy. Eden probably still think that girls have cooties. "

Bella and I threw our heads back as we laughed our asses off and I regretted moving. My head was starting to spin. I was drunk. Definitely drunk.

Since when did I get drunk because of a guy. Never. And here I was drinking away my life because a guy I wanted to fuck kissed another girl. Very pathetic of me.

" Well, we can always get back at him. You know like show my stupid brother what he was missing. " Bella suggested shrugging her shoulders.

" Perfect. Consider the plan done. I have the perfect dress for the gala tomorrow. " her mother said.

" Gala? Tomorrow? "

How many gala did they usually throw? I had only been here for a month and had already been to two.

" Nick's birthday is tomorrow. Didn't he tell you? " Bella looked at me cocking an eyebrow.

Fuck. What was I supposed to give him. I meant do I even have to give him something? It wasn't like we were together. Were we even friends?

Fuck. I needed more alcohol.

" The man has everything. Do I have to gift him something? " I slurred through my question as the alcohol starting to take over my senses.

" Nothing can top that luxurious plane his father gifted on his first birthday. I failed at gifting my own son for the last two decades of his life. " Alana pouted.

A plane for a fucking one year old. They were loaded all right. I wondered how much did they spent on this vodka bottle I was about to finish.

" Nothing will ever top that. " I nodded my head agreeing with her.

" Lucky for you, you can just put a bow on you head and call it a day. Nico will be over the fucking moon screaming on top of his lungs. " Bella laughed earning an unimpressed looks from me.

Or I could just deliver his nurse corpse in a box with a fucking red bow on top.

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