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[isabellexlaurent]

Control

@teddy-byrne

The deaf could hear the whispers. They had found siren's blood in the cellar and something else. Belle knew that Alexander specialized in certain blood wines, but she hadn't thought that he was hiding something of this nature. It could have been dismissed as nothing more than a prank to deter guests from venturing into the restricted cellar again, but there was too much evidence. This could not be denied.

The party bore the name of her old clan as host. Were her sire sibling here, she would have blamed him for doing this on purpose. Surely someone had to know what the lone vampire was doing out here on an island by himself. It did make sense now why the vineyard was so far away. She had too many questions and not enough answers.

There was only one person whom she could trust, although if he knew, her trust in him would be shaken. Seeing Teddy going to refill his glass, she waited for a moment when no one was looking. Pulling him into a hidden alcove, she pinned Teddy to the wall. "Did you know?"

[daphne-blackwood]

Oops I Did It Again

@eremington

Deep breath in. And out. She could do this. He'd known her all of her life. He stood by her through college. He helped her gain control of her magic. He trusted her. The least that she could do is trust him the same way. Then why was it so hard? She ducked behind a tree the moment that she thought she saw his gaze shift. Better to just get this over with. It's like pulling off a bandage.

Draining the last of the wine in her cup, Daphne placed it on the table and made her way over to Elijah. He was dressed as Odysseus. Somehow it suited him. Plus he couldn't smite her on a whim with the god complex that a few others seemed to embody. One last deep breath and she tapped him on the shoulder. "Got a second?"

[will-rogers]

The Restricted Cellar - 2

You turn a corner and come across the restricted wine cellar. You manage to enter and take in the rows and rows of wine in the space.

Scanning the different labels on the bottles, you see the names of familiar species like human, elf and even werewolf. Not surprising since blood volunteers are not uncommon. You come across the magical creature section of the cellar and see bottles of wine that were offered at the party today with bottles labelled dragon, dryad and unicorn.

Before you can explore anything else, you hear a sound from outside and rush out of the restricted cellar before a guard can catch you! It is too risky to try again and you do not return for the rest of the evening.

@gildedxink