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Rage. That's what Olivia Bennett was feeling when she ran away to Australia. She's been off the grid, offline, and off men for nearly eight months.It's the start of 2021 and she's ready for her busiest year yet. Movies, music, and fashion work lined up back to back as she's aggressively working to rebuild her reputation. But like they say, love finds you when you're not looking for it. Finally feeling refreshed physically and reformed emotionally, she's open to starting a relationship with someone new. Because she's looking to settle down. Especially as everyone around her is moving on, getting engaged or married, and having babies. When will it be her turn? Maybe it's now. And maybe it's with Dylan. Olivia sure hopes so.Dylan Sprouse is a former child star, a dashingly handsome twin, and a business owner. He likes his life simple and private, but does he like it more than he likes his new superstar girlfriend? He's in a slow burning secret relationship with Olivia Bennett that she's ready to share with the world. Can he handle the public's opinion on their whirlwind romance? Or is he right about the influence of others around them poisoning their happiness? #Dolivia could be a power couple, but are they built to last forever?In a parallel world, her ex, Colson has seemingly found his person- Megan Fox- his "twin flame." And as he explores a deeper relationship with his former movie co-star, Olivia does with her new man. The book may finally be closing on #Colivia. But is he really ready to let her go is he going to try once more for their relationship to be rekindled?…

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Kenzie Gilbert has slipped on some mom jeans and put off wedding planning. Legally, she's already a Salvatore, but at heart, she won't take the name until there's an official wedding. Besides she and Stefan are still reconciling from their most recent breakup. However, now there's a toddler in the picture. Kenzie is raising her nephew as her own, for her twin, who is a real life sleeping beauty. While Stefan's mother, Lily Salvatore has secretly moved into town with her family of heretics, including a woman from Stefan's past that has a secret that would add to the growing tension of his marriage with Kenzie. However, it's not the only past, present or future dilemma they face. Damon starts a war with the heretics, the town residents are compelled to evacuate, Lily's abusive husband disrupts a truce, Enzo gets entangled with an elite group that awakens a powerful vampire huntress awakens, and the surprise of Alaric's twins surviving changes the lives of many. Time starts to fly, decisions need to be made, and consequences will have to be faced. Kenzie's life is presently in turmoil and her future seems bleak, without a plan that will please all the ones she loves. The odds stack against Kenzie and Stefan, but she is determined to do whatever it takes to keep her marriage alive because he's the only thing she'd never give up on. He's the love of her life and she's the possessive twin.~BOOK 7 OF 8~…

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Danielle Mikaelson is finally a mother, but unfortunately her husband has spent the last five years in an underground prison. A lot has changed in their time apart, but their love for each other remains the same. Danielle and Hayley do whatever it takes to save the Mikaelsons, so they can both reunite with the loves of their lives. Klaus Mikaelson is ready to start over in a new city with his family, but nothing ever goes as he plans. Instead New Orleans draws him and his family back, when his eldest, Hope, becomes a target for a magical force called 'The Hollow' which threatens to tear the city and all the people in it apart. All while Klaus is trying to find a way to bond with his children, and make up for lost time with his patient wife. Desperate to keep his kids safe, Klaus is forced to work with old enemies to get rid of The Hollow. Plan after plan, struggle after struggle, battle after battle, everything boils down to one last option to save his daughter. When all else fails, the Mikaelson siblings oath comes out to play. After being reunitied after five long years, the Originals are running out of time to save 'Always and Forever'. Are they willing to go their separate ways forever to save their niece?The story isn't finished, it's been five years but Klaus and Danielle have forever to go. Relish in the sweetness of their family finally getting their time together. Navigate through the magical war, rekindling romances, and flashbacks from swapping point of views from the happily married couple.~Book No. 4~…

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Charlotte "Lottie" Donovan is spending her winter break from school in New Orleans with the Mikaelsons. It's been two long years since she lost her husband with no plan in sight on how to revive him. She has finally opened up to the idea of dating in the meantime, because the last thing she expected was her mother in law to come back from the dead. But now with newfound hope of Esther aiding in Kol's resurrection, all her dreams coming true seems possible.But when do things ever go as planned? Getting Kol back starts to take longer than she likes and becomes harder when his brothers Klaus and Elijah become too preoccupied to help. And in a shocking twist, a stranger named Kaleb worms his way into her life, invoking feelings and attraction Lottie hasn't felt since her two epic loves before. As much as she tries to ignore how she's drawn to him, she finds herself in a love triangle with him and the notorius witch, Davina Claire.The drama distraction costs her. Her school's winter break quickly comes to an end. The idea of failure scares her. But which one more? Giving up on Kol or jeopardizing her future and dreams of being a journalist? A devastating reveal, answers all her questions: how to bring Kol back, why Kaleb's actions are so suspiciously familiar, and if she should return to Seattle alone, with a man, or at all.Lottie's friends are calling her back home, her heart is breaking, and her brain is telling her to run and move on with a boy in her new life away from the supernatural. Everything is aligned, her decision should be clear as day, but her feelings for Kaleb are as cloudy as the days leading up to his last.***Book Two of the "Days Series"Book One: Brightened Days [Kol Mikaelson]…

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An Elijah Mikaelson Whirlwind Romance...Blake Samuels is a struggling single mom just trying to make it through her last semester of college. She's fine with having only two friends, living with her unemployed mom, and working two jobs to support her family. So what's missing? Love.Blake hasn't had a boyfriend, a single date, or an intimate moment in 7 years. She's had minimal contact with the male species since her last encounter, in which her daughter was conceived during a dreadful and painful nightmare. Blake wasn't looking for romance, and it surely wasn't looking for her, until now. Her heart jumpstarts when a beyond handsome looking man, wearing a thousand dollar suit, takes over her U.S history class lecture one day. Professor Elijah Smith. He's got brown eyes that see right through you, a knowing smirk that'll make you swoon, and a velvet like voice with a peculiar cadence that has you hanging onto every word.Dating a student is not only frowned upon, but against campus policy. He could be fired and she could be expelled. That was a risk and complication Blake didn't need in her life. But after a few innocent encounters with her temporary professor, their chemistry was undeniable and they were jumping head first into dating. However, the job became as permanent as their relationship. Elijah is more than Blake could have ever dreamed of finding. He's gentle, patient, kind, loving, and more than anything determined to take care of her cause she takes care of everyone else. She thinks he's too good to be true. And maybe he is. Their relationship isn't the only secret Elijah is keeping. Dark, mysterious, and dangerous things lurk around from his past. How long before all is revealed?…

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Gemma O'Connell, a new divorcee, moves to New Orleans to be closer to her family: her sister Camille and her uncle Kieran. She has to find a job, fix up her new home, and take care of her two kids; a seven year old son and an 18 month old daughter. The more she tries to get her life together, the more it seems to be falling apart. So the last thing she wants or needs is a man. But there he is, Marcel Gerard, trying to weasel his way into her life and heart. He's trying to be everything he thinks she needs: a babysitter some days, a handyman other days, and a boyfriend everyday. However, is romance in the cards for Gemma and Marcel? Will they even stand a chance? She's reluctant for another relationship and he's terribly busy running a supernatural kingdom.…

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Romance. You're either in search of it, love and a new relationship. Or you're avoiding it, cautious and afraid of getting hurt or distracted. Olivia Bennett is somewhere in between. She called off her engagement to hunky actor, Zac Efron. Immediately after, she finds her self entangled with her controversial ex, Colson Baker AKA Machine Gun Kelly. The reconciliation between #Colivia is slow and complicated. Some mistakes are made that aren't forgivable. Olivia feels she needs to move on and focus on her career. However, the lines between work and love can get blurred. Working on set of her new TV show, she meets tall, dark and handsome, Jacob Elordi. Starting her new album she collaborates with G-Eazy, who blatantly admits to having a crush on her.Jake Gyllenhaal. Casual dating to a fling to a serious relationship. He's mature, patient, talented, and handsome. Somehow he's everything she's been looking for in a man, ironically when she wasn't looking at all. For once she's falling in love with a good man that she has a healthy relationship with, in a good environment. It's through her time together with Jake that she heals her heart, mind, and soul. Whether it's built to last forever or end one day, their relationship is an experience that allows her to love and believe in love again. To be reformed.…

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Danielle Rodriguez is an eighteen year old girl, ready to start college with her best friend. Until one night she meets Klaus Mikaelson, a very sexy, British vampire who can't seem to get enough of her body. Young and lonely, isn't a security blanket for heartbreak. Especially when this man can compel her mind and is biting into her skin for blood. Is she confusing lust for love? Or is something real blooming during their summer fling? Will Klaus leave her broken and shattered or is Danielle going to be able break down his walls and get to his unknown soft side that's way deep down? Even if she does, she would be foolish to think a relationship with original hybrid would be a walk in the park. Klaus may not be the literal devil, but he can put people through hell. Especially those he loves... Read and follow this steamy, sex driven couple. Watch their romance take a wild roller coaster ride, threatening to throw them off at every twist and turn. Prepare for eye opening diary entries, often detailed smut, tear jerking moments, and an introduction to the infamous Original family of vampires from the view point of a teenager, succumbing to the allure of darkness that is Niklaus Mikaelson, the original hybrid.~Book No. 1~…

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Danielle Rodriguez has spent the last three weeks in Spain with her girlfriends, living wild and free like a normal nineteen year old on holiday break from college. When she left her boyfriend, Klaus Mikaelson, things were looking up for them in the big soulful city of New Orleans whose war was supposed to be over. Just like time apart is supposed to make the heart grow fonder, but instead, Danielle and Klaus are feeling the pressure of that distance at the same time the newest Mikaelson family drama stirs up to new proportions that threaten to tear them all apart. It's Mikaelson vs Mikaelson showdown in all it's hell breaking glory. From undead parents and siblings to forgotten family members who unravel ancient made pacts and century old secrets kept from one another and sometimes from themselves. It's enough stress to tear any relationship apart. How will Danielle and Klaus survive? She's still growing into adulthood, going to college, and being a step-mom. He on the other hand is facing his familial demons, defining what fatherhood means to him, and trying to be the good boyfriend his partner deserves.Continue reading and following the spicy, hot to trot couple struggling to survive the newest storm in New Orleans. Witness the highs and lows of their relationship, facing the burdens of both normal and supernatural issues that risk driving a wedge between them. Experience the lover spats, perils of a family at war, mind blowing sex scenes, and emotional diary writings from a young college student trying to find a place in the supernatural world as the true history of the oldest living family is revealed before her eyes. ~Book No. 2~…

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Danielle Rodriguez has been playing house with her boyfriend, Klaus Mikaelson, and his daughter hope for the past six months. However, the peacefully domestic days end when Hayley breaks free of the curse that keeps her a wolf except on nights with the full moon. A string of bad luck starts for Klaus when Hayley takes Hope to live with her. Followed by a secret of his that puts his future with Dani on the rocks, an ancient ex trying to stir up old feelings, and a prophecy that says the Originals will be struck down. In worry and fear, old vampires from all over the world come to New Orleans. Some to protect their sires, others to kill the competition, and others with more elaborate schemes that wreak havoc on the Mikaelsons. Between all the chaos, Danielle and Klaus' relationship takes a turn for the worst, but is it beyond repair? Will they even have a chance to rekindle the love between them? Efforts to stop the prophecy are proving futile and time is ticking. The story goes that the Originals will meet their demise: one by friend, one by foe, and one by family. But is that how it truly ends?Don't stop reading now, follow along as Klaus and Dani fight for their relationship. See how they stay afloat in the sea of problems, ready to pull them under and drown them at any moment. And surrender yourself to the heartbreaks, nonstop bickering, fighting to survive, warfare chess moves, backstabbing betrayals, and conflicting journal entries by a woman struggling to accept defeat of a picture perfect future in turbulent New Orleans.~Book No. 3~…

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Charlotte "Lottie" Donovan has just been dumped by Damon Salvatore. He left her heartbroken, beaten down, and alone. Now all she's left with is one question: How is a shy, naïve 17 year old girl supposed to get over a guy like that?Her answer comes when the whole Mikaelson family, the oldest vampires in history, take up permanent residency in her town. ​A certain Original is determined to worm his way into her life, and he's not interested in being just a friend. Infamous Kol Mikaelson goes soft and kind when it comes to purity ring wearing, "Charlie" as he's decided to call her. While he's being the gentle loving man she needs to learn to trust again, she's changing everything about herself.No longer will she be a people pleaser who bites her tongue instead of talking back. Why? Because she's riding the wave of confident and sexiness she's gained from having Kol's unwavering attention. And this relationship blossoms slow at first, into an inferno of love and passion that lacks all the toxic-ness that came with her last boyfriend.Lottie will be Kol's salvation, and the reason he starts to lead a normal life. As long as he'll be her rock to lean on, and the reason all her days seem brightened.***Book One of the "Days Series"Sequel: Cloudy Days [Kol Mikaelson/Kaleb]…

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Refreshed from a nine month long social media hiatus, Olivia Bennett is back and better than ever.She went offline after breaking up with her first love, Damon Salvatore. Now he's moved on with the reason that caused them to split. It's her turn to start dating again. And as a rising actress, she has plenty of new options.Including, her longtime celebrity crush, Zac Efron. The two started flirting online and slowly that turned into more and more. Is she in over her head? Or can she handle the Hollywood scene and all the bad boys that come with it? Machine Gun Kelly, a rapper that Olivia is a huge fan of, slowly creeps his way into her personal life. He's the opposite of America's heartthrob of a boy next door. Yet, similarly Olivia is attracted to him.Regrets. No one wants to have them. People don't like to admit them. But they exist, created from the moments you feel too much that your decision making skills are useless. You live, young, wild and free without caring that the choices you make can have consequences. Like, if you choose between two great guys and in the moment you pick the wrong one. Sometimes it takes too long to realize it isn't right. Then you're left with misery, confusion, and a sense of loss. Because you hate what you've done, you wish you can take it back, make the right choice. You can try to rectify the scenario, but at the end of the day what you originally could have had, no longer exists. Regret. It's a hard pill to swallow.…

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Kenzie Gilbert was the rebellious twin. She was desperate for attention, in hopes to standout from her goody-two-shoes twin sister's shadow. Until her parents died in a car crash. Kenzie hasn't spoken a word in months since. Then the Salvatore brothers move into town. Seventeen-year-old Stefan with a soft smile that makes her knees weak, innocent eyes like a grassy meadow shining under the sun, and a heart of gold. And the older brother, Damon with a sensually seductive smirk and diamond blue eyes like the ocean as the waves crash at the shore, and his surprising knight and shining armor acts. However, the cycle seems to continue as twin, Elena catches their attention too. But danger and darkness follow the Salvatores, which would make any girl melt under the pressure. Are both twins up for the challenge? Or will the unsaid competition make them as estranged as the brothers? Speaking of competition, both Salvatores worm their way into Kenzie's good graces. Which one will make Kenzie Gilbert break her oath of silence, and allow her to find a new definition for herself as someone besides the mute twin?~BOOK 1 OF 8~…

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Kenzie Gilbert is speaking again and she's dating Stefan Salvatore, who couldn't be more amazing as anyone's first boyfriend. That's about all that is going right in her life, and now her relationship is being tested. Evil doppelganger, Katherine Piece is back, and sh's ready to do whatever it takes to break up Kenzie and Stefan (Stenzie). Along with the wicked witch is a moonstone, a sacrifice, and a homicidal psychopath, who goes by Klaus. The orginal family, The Mikaelsons, the first vampires in history have come out to play and everyone's life is at stake. A witch, werewolf, vampire, and one of the twins have to die to break Klaus Mikaelson's curse. Kenzie becomes overwhelmed, trying to keep her head above all her problems that threaten to down her. Stefan's jealousy flares to an all time high, Katherine's presence has Damon on edge, all of her friends are in dire trouble, and the rest of her family gets embraced by the supernatural. And Elena Gilbert? She's playing martyr, so it's Kenzie's turn to step up to the plate and be the brave twin.~BOOK 2 OF 8~…

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Kenzie Gilbert has been secretly keeping a long distance relationship with Stefan, who was whisked away for the summer with evil hyrbid, Klaus Mikaelson. Everyone in Mystic Falls is looking for Stefan to save him and if Klaus found out both twins were alive, he'd come back to town to kill them both. However, nothing lasts forever and as the summer comes to an end so does their fascade. Out of fury, Klaus compels Stefan to shut off his humanity, which brings an end to his relationship with Kenzie. Yet, she holds onto the man she once loved, despite how he's changed and the terrible way he starts to treat her. Damon on the otherhand, accepts his brother is a ripper now and he's lost to them indefinitely. Damon is also the brother who finally has both twins' attention. Just as Damon and Elena begin to hit it off, Damon offers to be Kenzie's shoulder to lean on and the love triangle becomes a square. However, there's more important issues at hand. Klaus Mikaelson has to go. It's the only thing everyone agrees on. For that to happen everyone has to work together and toughen up. To get rid of Klaus and stride on through her heartbreak, Kenzie has to be the strong twin.~BOOK 3 OF 8~…

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Kenzie Gilbert is dead. Gone is the mute, depressed teenage girl she was before she met Stefan Salvatore. Left behind was the young woman she became, who is crazy in love and co-dependent on her green-eyed boyfriend. What stood between them was his vampirism and her mortality. But for no longer. The last thing Kenzie remembered was her deja-vu accident, the car she was in with Matt, crashed on the same bridge her parents went over before plummeting into the quarry and drowning. Just like that time, Kenzie survives. When she shouldn't. Stefan didn't jump in and save her this time. Instead, the vampire blood running to her veins did. Now she's a vampire herself and everyone, including herself is struggling to come to terms with it. Stefan is working on a secret plan that has Kenzie feeling rejected and neglected. Her siblings can't bear to be near her and her friends are just as uncomfortable with the way she's changed. While Damon seems to be the only one there for her. His eyes seem to sparkle and his smirk starts ooze sexiness. Everything is changing. Cures are revealed, sire bonds make another appearance, the originals settle in town, and another curse rears its ugly head. Kenzie and Elena have finally spread their wings, and started separate paths. Elena's path to become a teenage statistic is opposite of Kenzie's path to embrace life as the vampire twin.~BOOK 4 OF 8~…

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Kenzie Gilbert is engaged to Stefan Salvatore after many ups and downs. The two spent the summer making-up from their last break-up. Now it's back to reality. They're engaged with no rings, no save the date, and no wedding in sight. However, there's no time to dwell on why they haven't committed to their engagement. School is back in session and Whitmore College takes the gang by storm with ancient witches, imprisoned vampires for research, and psychotic immortals coming out of the shadows. The true testament of Kenzie and Stefan's relationship comes in the form of kidnapping. Kenzie and Stefan may be fighting like dogs, but they would die, and more importantly, kill for each other. Stefan gets rescued, but the problems they face continue to pile up. Stefan loses his memory, Damon has a past friend that threatens to send him back to his bad behavior, Matt and Elena embrace parenthood, Katherine faces mortality and demise, Mystic Falls becomes a supernatural-free town, and everyone's lives are at risk once again. Though Kenzie is still adjusting to her life as a vampire, she'll use all of new powers to her advantage for good and bad to try to keep the people she loves, safe. Even if that means being known as the coercive twin.~BOOK 5 OF 8~…

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Kenzie Gilbert has just been through a summer of hell and heartbreak. Her fiance and two of her best friends are lost on the "other side" with no way back in sight. Kenzie is holding out hope that the love of her life will return to her. At the same time, she's turned to desperate ways to cope and grieve without Stefan. Yet, when luck finally strikes and Stefan, Damon, and Bonnie return; there is no relief. Stefan comes with secrets that breaks Kenzie's hear more. Damon faces betrayal when he finds out Alaric compelled Elena to not love him anymore. And Bonnie arrives with murderous sociopath on her tail, named Kai, who is ready to ruin the lives on anyone he sets his sights on. Kenzie spends her sophomore year of college being tortured by Kai, watching Caroline fall in love with Stefan, bonding with Elena over her nephew, and depending on the other men in her life: Damon, Tyler, and Enzo. Kenzie's friendships take center in her life as her world starts spinning out of control. Just as she and Stefan get a hold of their relationship, one last devastating blow comes. With another anguishing lost, Kenzie suffers loneliness again, solidifying herself to be the tormented twin.~BOOK 6 OF 8~…

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Skylar Gilbert is @SkybabyShe's Elena and Jeremy's cousin. She shares a birthday with Elena. Both of them are celebrating their 18th birthdays before senior year starts. Skylar is going to be attending Mystic Falls High School with her cousins and friends she's met over all her years living and visiting Mystic Falls, [email protected] started following youDamon Salvatore is all alone in his mansion since his brother Stefan left with Klaus. Damon's been searching for the younger Salvatore all summer. But does that search come to an end when a new blonde comes to town? He can't help his sudden attraction. But will he act on it, or back off because of his feelings for Elena? Or he can make a move on Sky, and leave Elena and Stefan to be at peace.Skylar - @SkybabyElena - @LenaGilbertJeremy - @JeremyGDamon - @Salvatore.DamonStefan - @Stef.SalvatoreBonnie - @Bonbon_BennettCaroline - @CareForbesKlaus - @Hybrid_KlausTyler - @TyLockMatt - @MattyDonovanAlaric - @RicSaltshakerSOCIAL MEDIA STYLEInstagram, DMS, Groupchats, Texts, Group DMS, and 'Face To Face' chapters**BOOK 1 OUT OF 3**Sequels:*Cousins: Planning A Wedding *Cousins: Starting Families…

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Two years later.Skylar Gilbert is @skybaby.She's been living in California for two years with her boyfriend of three years, Damon Salvatore. She's ready to settle down in her favorite town, try to pull her friends back together. Play matchmaker maybe and wedding plans are in her future, well, that's if the newest set of twins Enzo and Nikki St. John don't come between the young couple.Bonnie Bennett is @bonbon_bennett.She's been attending Whitmore college with her best friends. Her boyfriend of two and half years, Kol Mikaelson, has begun to travel between her and his family that moved to New Orleans. It was all fine before a new witch started to be Kol's choice of company when he was away.Hayley Marshall is @haybae.She's been single for awhile after her sudden break up two years ago with Stefan Salvatore. She then ended up sleeping with Klaus, who was dating Caroline at the time. Now her and Klaus have a daughter together, but they're looking for love as single parents. Will they find it? Maybe Hayley can rekindled a romance with her first love. Or has he moved onto other things, other people?Skylar - @skybabyDamon - @damon_salvatoreStefan - @stef.salvatoreBonnie - @bonbon_bennettKol - @kol.mikaelsonEnzo - @lor_enzoNikki - @nikki_st.johnHayley - @haybaeKlaus - @hybrid_klausCaroline - @careforbesTyler - @tylockMatt - @mattydonovanRebekah - @rebekahDavina - @davinaaElijah - @elimikaelsonMarcel - @marcelgerardCami - @camel.camiElena - @lenagilbertJeremy - @jeremygAlaric - @ricsaltshakerJoe - @joey.saltzKatherine - @k.pierce**BOOK 2 OUT OF 3**Sequel: Cousins: Starting FamiliesPrequel: Cousins: Introducing Damon Salvatore…