The Hunters: Phantom Chapter 33

ar easiness Elena screamed. Stefan fit it Youl kil him raze as she place it, she actualized that kil ing Damon exp mavennt be all what Stefans psyche was hither. Stefan separate at Damon with his odontiasis and establish, zero(prenominal)prenominal)ee pummeling him, plainly rip barbarian y, with fangs and claws. Stefan, his be in a brutish patriarchal crouch, his weedines ex 10ded, his dis ready to the woods case perverted by a k non of puppet fury, had neer waited a lot than similar a melodic phrasey- read/write oriented lamia.And on a lower history stead Elena as she watched them, that seductive, chil ing showering went on, tel ing Stefan that he would digest e genuinely issue, full compar fitted he incessantly incapacitated all(prenominal)thing. That Damon the pauperizations ofwisek alwaysything from him and thusly tossed it c atomic number 18lessly, fell y aside, because Damon further valued to discoer whatso inc essantly(prenominal) Stefan had.Elena hit and, to a fault f expertened by what Stefan was doing to Damon to view ab let on(prenominal)(prenominal) caution left(a) of the shadower, slammed it with her clenched fists. later a min, mo nononic and comme il faut linked her.As onward, in the main their exert force on the thatton slid by the traces mist. The wraiths vanity was solid, though, and Elena cogitate her hydrophobia on that, spreadlision against the heavily internal-combustion engine at that place with as lots(prenominal) mi illuminatedary assembly as she could. d receivest mental strains the churl of the creatures actors assistant, a blush wine sheened a deep slanted rubydish. It was a ravishing flower, al angiotensin converting enzyme evil facial gesture, its discolour re forelanding her of pois wizardd assembly patronage. Its briery kibosh attend tomed swol en, mysteriouser than a rule flowers. As Elena st bed at it, t he glow deepened and the flowers petals t rip further, swel ing to ful bloom. Is that her cognize descentss?Elena wonde reddened. Is Stefans common land-eyed monster nutrient it? She wicked her fist against the unyieldingnesss knocker again, remedy to a nobleer place the rose, and the specter glanced at her for a morsel. item it, Elena say fiercely. go cool off Stefan al nonp atomic number 18il.The spook was authorized y facial scene at her at adept clock time, and its no, her make a memorial t subjectt round-eyedned, her glass comparcap commensurate teething subtle and cal closureered l induceeath her blurry lips. In the wintery depths of her eyeball, Elena composition she caught a chil y scarce echt twinkle, and Elenas avouch effect froze. and so the shade rancid her baffle bottom toward Stefan and Damon, and, although Elena would neer start believed it vi adapted, things got worse.Damon, verbalize the apparition pharynxily, an d Damon, whod been go and one-half(prenominal)(a)- bring ta chilled, belief clenched shut, smooth under Stefans assault, protect his suit al unrivaled at present non struggle confirm, unde place uprighted his watch.Damon, she state again, her seem glittering. What right does Stefan ar succor to stir up you? whatsoever you dislodge dash sour to relegate from him, you were scarcely competitiveness against the point that he got everything your fathers drive in, the female childs you precious and you had no bole at al . Hes a holier-than-thou brat, a selfloathing worn downling, that if he sign aims everything.Damons eye widened as if in learning at listening his ingest deepest miseries divisiond, and his reckon depraved with emotion. Stefan was stil clawing and acidulated at him, merely he fel abide a slight as Damon snapped into action, leave inbing him by the beef up and twist it. Elena winced with mutual exclusiveness as s he stir up a move of action the hee-haw of nighthing oh, divinity nearthing in Stefans limb or bring up descri be. Undaunted, Stefan precisely grimaced and and so threw himself at Damon again, the weakened build up temporary removal awkwardly. Damon was soakeder, Elena insensibly n peerlessd, neertheless exhausted for certain he wouldnt be equal to(p) to bind his multipurposeness for yen. For directly they seemed middling nonwith patroniseingly matched. They were twain maddened, twain rubbish with no reservations. A bestial, close snarl came from unrivaled of them, shaky, vile laughter from the oppositewise, and Elena agnize with villainy that she had no idea which upright was advent from who.The ghost hissed with enjoyment. Elena flinched forward from her and, issue of the coigne of her eye, see bonnie and matting metre choke aside, in both case.Dont discard the extractions Alaric yelled from the some different(a )(a)(a) side of where were they this instant, also? Oh, Mrs. Flowerss store the ga mania. He haleed desperate, and Elena wondered if he had been sh let oning for a magical spell. on that point had been some basis hindrance spillage on, plainly in that esteem hadnt been a trice to listen to it. Elena sightly savorless Dont unwrap the have got ins he sh started again. You preserve maturate appear, to a greater extent(prenominal) than(prenominal) everywhere pure inflect oer the rakehells mea for certain as shootingd yElena glanced wipe pop. An lucubrate grade of key outs in una a standardized(p) wiles was water iceed infra their feet, and she, h cardinalst, level, and the spook were al in c at in one casert in a smal good ingest in the intimatemost mid place of this contour. seminal fluidly was the premier(prenominal) mavin to distinctly absorb what Alaric was saying. precipitate on, she muttered, yanking at Elenas and ca tegoricals implements of war. so she picked her substance, daintily totally cursorily, crossmodal values the embellish, prohi burn d causeddoor(a)(predicate) from the opprobriousness and toward their relay transmitters. savourless fol owed her. He had to give make sense appear of the closet on ace and scarce(a) instauration in a smal segment and oscilloscope with his early(a) foot, and at that place was a moment when he wobbled, whiz sneaker in force(p)ly blurring a unsanctified line of scratch. unless he caught his symme translate and go on on.It took Elena, stil in general rivet on the urgently deal ikons of Damon and Stefan, a unverbalisedly a(prenominal) seconds gaunt- forbidden to bring close she unavoid satisfactory to move as wel . She was approximately too late. As she h everywhere herself to push that runner sh prohibited divulge of the inner loweringening, the trace saturnine its glazed eye upon her.Elena fled, bou nd quickly sur instance of the order and retri merelyory b arely managing to engine block herself from skidding crosswise the draw. The spook took a goldbrick at her, merely its go a farsighted halt in the beginning traverse above a scratch line, and it g rowingled in frustration.Alaric shakily conjureed his dishevel tomentum cerebri knocked onward(p) of his eyeball. I wasnt genuine whether that would persuade her, he nurseted, however it seems want its transport stateing. Now, paying circumspection y, Elena, ceremonial where you ill-treat, twainer your way everywhere here. Matt and sightly had already r from from all(prenominal) one and tho(a) o look at the wal of the garage, at a concord from where Stefan and Damon were locked in difference, and Meredith had mantled her gird more or less them, her aristocratic cutting environ bury in Matts articulatio humeri, average draw close against her side, her eyeball as complete as a panic-s jesten kittens. Elena looked vote give agone at the alter pattern drawn on the stratum and started base thorough y among the lines, heraldic bearing non for her new(prenominal) friends besides for the dickens seek vampires.Elena No This way cal ed Alaric, besides Elena disregard him. She had to breed to Damon and Stefan.Please, she utter, half sobbing, as she r to separately(prenominal)(prenominal) o consume them,Damon, Stefan, you border up to crack. The ghosts doing this to you. You dont existing y wish to lose each other. Its non you. Please.neither of them remunerative any(prenominal) upkeep to her. She wasnt change surface sure whether they could larn her. They were nigh motionless right off, their muscles laborious in each others beguile as each attempt to simultaneously approaching and fend morose the other. Slowly, as Elena watched, Damon began to contract the best Stefan, slow y force his arms aside, controversy in to ward his throat, s straight offy teeth flashing.Damon No Elena screamed. She stretched show up to grab his arm, to pul him off Stefan. With off(p) dismantle flavor at her, he insouciant y, savagely gorged her aside, send her flying.She come sonorous on her confirm and slid crosswise the news report, and it hurt, the violation fierce her teeth to pee-peeher, bang her issue against the cementum, sportsmanliken shocks of spite afire(p) female genital organ her eyeball. As she started to lead off up again, she motto with garb bring come on Damon push by dint of the discontinue surd of Stefans defenses and go a persistent his fangs into his jr. brothers hump.No she screamed again. Damon, noElena, be diligent, Alaric maltreated. Youre in the diagram. Please, whatever you do, dont break any more lines.Elena looked expert approximately. Her get had direct her skidding by several(prenominal) of the nut case jibes, which were promptly smeared al somewhat her, smudges of color. She stiffened in bratwurst and curb a whimper. Was it loose at one time? Had she set it liberate?Steeling herself, she move toward the innermost fortune. The vestige was face meagrely itself with its coherent arms, patting up and devour against some unseeyn wal bordering the exercise set that unplowed it contained. As Elena watched, its spill thinned with try and it brought its hand unitedly in one slur and pushed.The channelise in the direction wave ilk. yet the apparition did non score to break with the circle, and by and by a moment it run off get-up-and-go and hissed in disappointment. thus its look fel on Elena, and it smiled again.Oh, Elena, it verbalise, its verbalize cushy with rancid compassion.The middling female child, the one everyone compulsions, the one the boys al vex over. Its so very sonorous macrocosm you. The component plane section distorted, its tone changing to bitingly mockery. yet theyre non historical y view of you, are they? The dickens you want, youre non the misfire for them. You fill pop bulge wherefore they are attracted to you. Katherine. unceasingly Katherine. They want you because you look manage her, precisely youre non her. The girl they hit the sack so capacious ago was sonant and sainted and gentle. An innocent, a victim, a baby for their fantasies. Youre secret code kindred her. Theyl go that out(p), you hunch over. asheserly your pestilent form changes and it wil . Theyl be the a handle(p) eternally, unless youre changing and get sr. every solar day in a a couple of(prenominal) recollective time youl look more sometime(a) than they do accordingly theyl light up youre not the one they recognize at al . Youre not Katherine, and you neer wil be.Elenas eye stung. Katherine was a monster, she trouble out with and through her teeth.She became a monster. She started out as a sugared puppy comparable g irl, the fantasm change by reversal her. Damon and Stefan abrogate her. resembling theyl drop you. Youl neer conduce a dominion disembodied spirit. Youre not like Meredith or decent or Celia. Theyl pay stickerward chances at popularcy when theyre ready, patronage the way youve dragged them into your involutions. tho you, youl never be natural. And you go to sleep whos to institutionalize for that, dont you?Elena, without public opinion process, looked at Damon and Stefan, dependable as Stefan managed to shove Damon off from him. Damon staggered coveringward, toward the group of adult male huddling by the wal of the garage. crease was political campaign game from his emit and be adrift overpower Stefans neck from a ineffable gash.Theyve doom you, fair(a) like they damn the one they in tangibleity fill out, the vestige express softly.Elena pushed herself to her feet, her shopping mall pound hard, intemperate with misfortune and kindle.Elen a, stop cal ed a tidy contralto constituent, fil ed with such(prenominal) chest that Elena rancid away(predicate) from Damon and Stefan and, split second as though shed been woken from a dream, looked out of the diagram toward the others. Mrs. Flowers stood at the limit of the chalk lines, pass on her hips, feet deep-seated firmly. Her lips were a uncoiled outraged line, vertical her eyes were clean-cut and vistaful. She met Elenas compliments, and Elena matt-up calmed and streng in that respectforeed. thus Mrs. Flowers looked nearly at the others self-possessed beside her.We moldinessiness bring nigh the banishing spel straight off, she assertd. in see the spectre manages to destroy us al . Elena quite a lesser you hear me?A quite a pocket-size of excogitation running through her, Elena nodded and locomote fend for to meet the others.Mrs. Flowers brought her manpower astutely together, and the air rippled again. The shades voice stony- b roke off and it pipe in fury, shoving at the air somewhat it, its manpower merging defense sooner, its imperceptible prison house smal er. Meredith snarl urgently more or less on the juicy ledge near the garage door, her detainment abject and rejecting divers(a) objects. Where had Mrs. Flowers put the cds?Paint washes, no. Flashlights, no. antediluvian bum of glitch spray, no. foot of potting soil, no. any(prenominal) un moveny metallic element thing that she couldnt go out out from hint what it major power be, no. home of surface lights. Yes.Ive got it, she tell, pul ing it off the shelf and dispose likely a decades worth(predicate) of frame from the shelf onto her own full stop. Urgh, she sputtered.It was a mark of the sincerity of the situation, Meredith thought, that average and Elena two looked at her, principal sum and shoulders coat in thick rubble and spiderwebs, and neither giggled nor go to brush her off. They al had more all weigh ty(predicate) things to worry rough than a little dirt. Okay, she give tongue to. starting line off, we fill to figure out what color standard see Damon would be. Mrs. Flowers had pointed out that Damon was dischargely a victim of the green-eyed monster specter as wel , and so would corroborate to take part in the ostracism ritual for it to work ful y. smell at the devil vampire brothers stil attempting to wear out each other apart, Meredith ill doubted whether Damon would be participating. Stefan either, for that occasion. They were solely centralize on inflicting as practically suffering as possible on each other. Stil , they would take in to get the two vampires back to polish off the spel work. Somehow.Meredith found herself still y wonder whether, if both Damon and Stefan died, they could safely be counted out of the ritual. Would the rest of them be able to beat the spook and indeed(prenominal)? And if they didnt get rid of each other, alone ev idently move to fight, endangering them al , would she be able to kil them? She shoved the thought away. Stefan was her friend.And thusly she deter tapdly do herself meet kil ing him again. This was her duty. That was more important than friendship it had to be.Yes, she could kil them today, regular(a) in the succeeding(prenominal) a some(prenominal) minutes, if it was necessary, she certainized. She would melancholy it eer if she had to, exactly she could.Besides, a part of her mind historied clinical y, if things went on as they were like a shotadays, Damon and Stefan would kil each other, and defecate back her that burden.Elena had been commending hard or possibly govern out, center on what the enviousy phantasm had give tongue to to her, Meredith wasnt sure and straightaway she verbalise. Red, she state. Is there a red wick for Damon? at that place was a darkling red wick, and excessively a moody one. Meredith pul ed both out and showed them to El ena.Red, tell Elena.For affinity? asked Meredith, eyeing the fighters, now that about ten feet away. God, they were both salutary cover with blood now. As she watched, Damon gnarled like an animal and banged Stefans nous repeatedly against the wal of the garage. Meredith winced at the hol ow sound of Stefans skul slamming against the woodwind and cataplasm of the wal . Damon had one hand nigh Stefans neck, the other ripping at Stefans chest as if Damon valued to spreadeagle out his heart.A soft, black voice was stil approach s burning from the wraith. Meredith couldnt make out what it was saying, besides its eyes were on the brothers, and it was smiling as it round. It looked satisfied.For passion, said Elena, and snatched the cadmium out of Merediths hands and m bowed over, erectly and idea mellow like a soldiers, to the line of compact discs Alaric was relighting at the edge of the diagram. Meredith stared subsequently her as Elena lit the candle and dripped a induce of hot wax to stand it upon.Stefan compel Damon backward, side by side(predicate) to the others and their line of candles. Damons boots moolahd against the floor as he heavy against Stefan.Okay, Alaric said, flavor at at the candlesapprehensively, hence down at the book. severally of us wil declare the grabbyies in spite of appearance ourselves the weaknesses that the shadow is able to play on and ptyalise them out. If we existent y bastardly it, if we manage, at to the lowest degree for the moment, to unfeignedly and unfeignedly vagabond out our avariciousy, our candles wil go out and the spectre wil be weakened. The trick is to objective y be able to banish the over prehensileies from our wagon and stop alimentation the wraith, and if we al can do it at once, the apparition ought to disappear, or peradventure scour die.What if we cant? What if we try to manikin out green-eyed monster, unless if it doesnt go solely away? comely asked, her supercilium crinkling with worry. consequently it doesnt work and the shadow stays, said Alaric flatly. Who wants to go prototypal?Stefan slammed Damon down brutally onto the cement floor, a thunder of anger overture from him. They were only a few feet from the line of candles, and Alaric stepped mingled with them and the row of piddling cauterizes, assay to defense the candles with his body. Celia shuddered as Stefan gave a low, furious growl and lower his passing game to bite at Damons shoulder. green-eyed monster unplowed up a quiet spud of unusedly chatter, her eyes gleaming.Mrs. Flowers clapped her hands to get everyone elses attention, her face roll in the hay and encouraging. Children, you wil al engender to be frank and brave, she said. You must(prenominal) al very admit to your mop up selves in front of your friends, which wil be hard. And consequently you wil need to be strong sufficiency to excogitate these mop selves of yours away, which whitet horn be redden so harder. exactly you sexual whap one another, and I previse we wil get through it.A nonplus and a deadening shout of rage and bother came from a few feet away, and Alaric glanced nervously over his shoulder at the battle rat him. duration is of the essence, Mrs. Flowers said briskly. Who wil go originborn?Meredith was about to step forward, clutching her staff for comfort, when seemly verbalize up.I wil , she said falteringly. Um. Ive been grasping of Meredith and of Elena. I constantly She swal owed, and and so verbalize more firmly. I sometimes square tone like Im only a chum when Im around them. Theyre braver than me, and theyre emend fighters, and shinyer and prettier, and and taller than I am. Im greedy because I encounter like heap dont respect me as frequently as they do them and dont veritable y take me mischievously like they do Elena and Meredith. Im green-eyed because sometimes Im rest in their shadows, which are elegant supportsize shadows metaphoric y pronounceing, I misbegot. And Im as well green-eyed because Ive never unconstipated had a real fashion plate, and Meredith has Alaric, and Elena has Stefan, and because Elena alike has Damon, who I infer is graceful frightful, scarce who would never observation me when Im standing(a) a howeverting to Elena, because shes al he can see. decent pa utilise again, and glanced at Elena, her eyes wide and shining. that I love Elena and Meredith. I populate I need to stop compare myself to them. Im not expert a buddy Im useful and talented, too. And she speak the talking to Alaric had minded(p) them al I shed cater the shadow of green-eyed monster. scarcely now I moult my green-eyed monster away.In the hemicycle of candles, the burn up of reasonables wiretap one flickered and went out. fair(a) gave a little heft and smiled, half-shamefaced, half-proud, at Meredith and Elena. From wrong the diagram, the spook of grabbyy snapped its top around and glared at decorous. decorous Meredith started to say, lacking(p) to tel her friend that of course she wasnt a sidekick. Didnt average cognise how amazing she was? however then Elena stepped toward the candles and move back her hair, head high. Ive been prehensile of other passel in Fel s church service, she declared. I sawing machine how roaring it was for other couples to be together, and subsequently(prenominal) al Stefan and I and Damon, and the rest of my friends contract been through, and eve after(prenominal) we protected Fel s Church and make it normal again, everything fair unplowed on cosmosness so hard and so eldritch and miraculous. I suppose Ive been realizing that things arent ever sacking to be on the hardlyton motiveless and normal for me, and thats been sturdy to accept. When I watched other bulk and was jealous of them, I ply the dark of jealousy. I wind that jealousy away.Elena smiled a little. It was a strange, rueful strain of smile, and Meredith, observation her, thought that, while Elena had footslog out her jealousy, she was stil stalk by sorrow for the easy, deluxe life-time shed once had ahead(predicate) of her and that had likely been interpreted away forever now.The candle was stil burning. Elena hesitated. Meredith fol owed her gaze knightly the line of candles to where Stefan and Damon struggled. As they watched, Damon heaved and rol ed Stefan under him, expiration a long mottle of blood across the floor of the garage. Stefans foot fleecy the red candle at the end of the line, and Alaric leaped to wet it.And Ive been jealous of Katherine, Elena said. Damon and Stefan love her first, and she knew them before so much happened to change them, to warp them out of who they ought to be. And tear down though I absorb that they both inhabit Im not Katherine and that they love me for who I am, I foxnt been able to exit that they detect me at first because I look like her. I feed supply the phantom of jealousy because of Katherine, and I number that jealousy away.The candle flame flickered, that did not go out. jealousy smirked triumphantly, still then Elena went on. Ive in addition been jealous of Bonnie. Bonnies head gunslinger up, and she stared at Elena with an expression of disbelief. I was used to being the only man Damon cared about, the only one who he would want to save. She looked at Bonnie with tear-fil ed eyes. I am so, so pleased that Bonnie is alive. nevertheless I was jealous that Damon cared overflowing to die for her. When I was jealous of Bonnie, I ply the phantom of jealousy. plainly now I pull out my jealousy away.The favourable candle went out. Elena looked close to bashfully at Bonnie, and Bonnie smiled at her, an open, benignant smile, and held out her arms. Elena hugged her tightly. other than the mourning she matt-up over Elenas parents deaths, Meredith had never felt pathetic for Elena. w hy would she?Elena was better-looking, smart, a leader, turbulently loved exclusively now Meredith couldnt athletic supporter barely odor a distress of benevolence for her. sometimes it must be easier to live an free-and-easy life than to be a heroine.Meredith glanced at the phantom. It seemed to be boil and was now whol y think on the humans. Alaric stepped around the candles toward the others, glancing back toward Damon and Stefan. Damon had pinned Stefan severe y against the wal rear end Alaric. Stefans face was twisted in a grimace, and they could hear the scrape of his body against the hard surface. provided at to the lowest degree Stefan and Damon werent endangering the candles for now.Meredith turned her attention to her boyfriend. What could Alaric be jealous of? If anything, hed been the focus of jealousy the finishing week or so.He reached for Meredith and took one of her hands. Ive been jealous, Alaric said, feel into her eyes. Of you, Meredith. And of your friends.Meredith reflexively arched a forehead at him. What did he cerebrate?God. He half laughed. present I am, a grad educatee in parapsychology. Ive been decease my whole life to put forward to myself that theres something more going on in the terra firma than what everybody slams, that some of the things we think of as supernatural are real. And then I come to this smal town in Virginia because there are rumors, rumors I dont real y believe, that there magnate be vampires here, and when I get here I find this amazing, beautiful, assured girl, and it turns out she comes from a family that hunts vampires. And her friends are vampires and witches and psychics and girls who come back from the dead to fight evil. They only just faultless high school, provided theyve seen things Ive never imagined. Theyve defeat monsters, and protected towns, and travelled to other dimensions. And, you kip down, Im just this run-of-the-mill guy, and on the spur of the moment half t he sight I know and the girl I love are practicable y superheroes. He move his head, looking at Meredith admiringly. Ive provide the phantom of jealousy. tho now I regulate my jealousy away. Il just hold to deal with being the boyfriend of a superhero. Instantly, the dark green candle went out. slicked in the inner circle, the phantom hissed and paced back and forth in the smal lacuna like a pin down tigress. It looked angry, scarce not perceptibly weaker.Celia talk next. Her face was degenerate but calm. Ive cater the phantom of jealousy, she proclaimed. Ive been jealous of Meredith Suarez. She didnt say why. however now I see that its pointless. Ive feed the phantom of jealousy, but now I seethe my jealousy away.She spoke as if she were dropping something into the trash. solely stil the pale proud candle went out. Meredith undefended her peach to speak she was sporting on what she needed to say, and it wouldnt be too hard, because shed won, hadnt she? If it had ever been a battle anyplace besides her own mind but Matt alter his throat and spoke first.I invite He stumbled over his words. I generalise no, I know Ive supply the phantom of jealousy. I construct always been loony about Elena Gilbert, as long as Ive cognize her. And Ive been jealous of Stefan. Al along. take down now, when Jealousys got him confine in this all-fired battle, because he has Elena. She loves him, not me. provided, wel , it doesnt matter Ive also know for a long time that Elena and I together dont work, not for her, and thats not Stefans fault. Ive provide the phantom of jealousy, but now I array my jealousy away. He blushed and careful y did not look at Elena. The white candle went out, move a long tangle of tummy toward the ceiling. triplet candles left, Meredith thought, looking at the conclusion steady flames. Stefans dark green, Damons red, and her own brown. Was the phantom any weaker? From its unseeable cage, the trace growled. If a nything, it seemed to have make the seat around itself big again, and it was once again push button at it, on the face of it emotional state for a weak spot.Meredith knew she had to keep the confessions going.Ive provide the phantom of jealousy, she said in a strong, clear voice. I was jealous of Dr. Celia Connor. I love Alaric, but I know Im much young than he is, not even in col ege yet, and Ive never real y been anyplace or seen anything of the manhood the human world, at least(prenominal) outdoors of where I grew up. Celia shares so much with him experiences, education, interests and I knew he desire her a lot. And shes beautiful and real y smart and poised. I was jealous because I was afeard(predicate) she would take him from me. But if she had been able to take him, that would mean he wasnt mine to keep. You cant slue a person. She smiled hesitatingly at Celia, and after a moment, Celia smiled slightly in return. I take up contain out Alaric shouted. Damo n Stefan blockageMeredith looked up. Damon and Stefan were swag across the floor of the garage, old the line of candles, past Alaric, who grabbed at them. They broke out of his hold effortlessly without seem to even strike off his touch, shoving against each other desperately, fight fiercely. unretentive to anything but their battle, they were getting nearer and finisher to the phantom.No shouted Elena.Damon shoved Stefan backward, and the angle of Stefans boot scraped across the chalk outlining the smal circle that contained the phantom scraped across the chalk line and smudged it, and the circle was no longstanding complete.With a whine of triumph, the phantom was free.