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o’s , c o nta in e d w it h in it
most o r a ll o f h e r P ow er, a nd th a t it h a d b e co m e m ore b rilli a nt a s it a bso rb e d th e
li v e s th a t s he to ok. T he b la ck r o se h a d p ro ba bly b e en c re ate d w it h a li q uid f r o m a
sim ila r s ta r b a ll— but n o o ne k n e w h o w m uch o r w he th e r it w as c o m bin e d w it h
unkn o w n in gre die nts . M att h a d f r o w ne d a nd a ske d, if th e r o se c o uld c ha nge a
va m pir e to a h um an, c o uld a s ta r b a ll c ha nge a h um an to a v a m pir e ?
Ele na h a dn’t b e en th e o nly o ne to s e e th e s lo w r is in g o f D am on’s b e nt h e ad, a nd
th e g li m mer in h is e ye s a s th e y tr a ve le d th e le ngth o f th e r o om to th e s ta r b a ll f ille d
wit h P ow er. E le na c o uld p ra ctic a lly h e ar h is lo gic . M att m ig ht b e to ta lly o ff tr a ck…
but th e re w as o ne p la ce a h um an c o uld b e s ure to f in d p o w erfu l v a m pir e s. In th e

Dark D im ensio n— to w hic h th e re w as a G ate w ay in th e b o ard in gho use ’s g a rd e n.
The G ate w ay w as c lo se d r ig ht n o w … fo r la ck o f P ow er.
Unli k e S te fa n, D am on w ould h a ve a bso lu te ly n o q ua lm s a bo ut w ha t w ould h a ppe n
if h e h a d to u se a ll th e s ta r b a ll’ s li q uid , w hic h w ould r e sult in th e d e ath o f M is a o.
Afte r a ll, s he w as o ne o f th e tw o f o xe s w ho h a d a ba ndo ne d S te fa n to b e to rtu re d.
So a ll b ets w ere o ff.
Oka y, y o u’r e s ca re d;
n ow d eal w it h it
, E le na to ld h e rs e lf f ie rc e ly . D am on’s b e en
in th a t r o om f o r a lm ost f if ty h o urs n o w — and w ho k n o w s w ha t h e ’s b e en p lo ttin g to
do to g e t h o ld o f th e s ta r b a ll. S till, s o m ebo dy’s g o t to g e t h im