STEFAN. I crept along the tunnel until I found the base of the staircase. The stone felt cold against my hands as I felt my way up. Voices drifted down from above me, making me stop in my tracks. I slumped down onto the steps frustrated. I had been trapped down here for long enough. I longed to get out and feel the moonlight on my skin once more. I needed to hunt and kill something. that blood had left me feeling wired. I didn't understand why the f**k they were still there, sitting around talking. I thought that they were in some rush to get out of here. Instead they had been joined by more people. I could smell that there was a water creature up there, and also a fae. I wrinkled my nose up at the scent of the fae. There had been multiple books and tv shows over the years that had depict

