A/N: I apologize in advance for the puns. In my defense, one of them is actually from TVD. So they started it.
The next morning, Tyler picked Josie up for school and he complained the whole way there that Mason had dodged his questions about what happened at the carnival. She didn't know what to say. She just shook her head in sympathy and silently vowed Tyler would find out the truth soon even if she had to risk Damon's wrath and just told him herself.
It was clear Damon was getting increasingly suspicious of the Lockwoods. Elena pulled Josie aside at school and told her they were all meeting at the Boarding house the next morning to talk to Alaric about Isobel's research on other supernatural elements in Mystic Falls.
That night Josie, Tyler, Jeremy and Anna went on a double date. They had dinner at a local restaurant and went bowling afterwards. While Josie was an awful bowler (only Jeremy was worse), they had a great time and all promised they would do it again soon. It felt nice to do something so normal.
The next morning, Josie and Elena drove over to the Boarding House to have their meeting with Alaric.
Damon's face fell when he saw Josie walk in. Josie hadn't spoken to Damon since they'd fought at the carnival after Damon compelled a guy to go after Tyler.
"What is she doing here?" Damon asked Elena.
"She is my sister, Damon," said Elena.
"She is also standing right here," said Josie. "And since you're talking about my boyfriend and his family, I think I have a right to be here."
She was getting a little tired of Damon's bad attitude. First he compels a random guy to go after Tyler, now she's not even welcome in his house?
"You don't want to believe anything is wrong with your precious Tyler," sneered Damon.
Josie's eyes narrowed. "I know there isn't anything wrong with him. But I can't deny what I saw during the carnival," she admitted. "There's something up with Mason." Yeah, that was an understatement.
Damon was about to reply when the doorbell rang. It was Alaric.
Stefan and Damon explained that they were hoping Isobel's research would help them clarify what was going on with the Lockwoods. Alaric responded that her research was all about myths and legends, though he admitted some of it (like vampires) had turned out to be true.
"Aside from vampires," asked Elena. "What else?"
"The Lycanthrope," said Alaric.
"Wait. Like werewolves?" asked Elena.
"No way. Impossible," said Damon. "Way too Lon Chaney."
"Is it?" asked Stefan.
"I've been on this planet 160-odd years. Never come across one," said Damon. "If werewolves exist, where the hell are they?"
Josie rolled her eyes. "Most people have never come across a vampire. Or at least they don't know they have. Vampires look like everyone else until you know, you get all 'Grrr'. Werewolves only come out once a month and are rare. I'm not surprised that you missed them. Even with your incredibly keen eye," she finished, voice dripping in sarcasm.
Damon looked at her darkly, but Elena cut in.
"How do you know about werewolves?" she asked.
Josie shrugged. "Anna told me. She and her mom are a lot older than you guys are." She indicated Stefan and Damon. "She didn't know much about them, but she did confirm they exist."
"Okay, but why do you suspect the Lockwoods?" Alaric asked.
Stefan and Damon explained about how the Gilbert device affected Tyler and his dad, but they clearly weren't vampires. And how Mason had acted the night of the carnival.
"It suggested some sort of a supernatural entity," concluded Stefan.
"Maybe Isobel's research can help us figure out if they are werewolves or not," said Elena.
"Why don't we just ask them?" said Josie.
"You think Lon Chaney's just gonna start spilling his secrets because you're sleeping with him?" asked Damon, sarcastically.
"Tyler is my boyfriend," said Josie, angrily. "And I told you before, Tyler doesn't know anything. He suspects Mason, but Mason isn't saying anything. Tyler is 100% human."
"Jo, you said it yourself that you can't tell if someone's a vampire or not normally," said Elena, carefully. "How would you know if Tyler's a werewolf?"
"Because I've been with him or know people who have been with him for the past several full moons," said Josie, exasperated. "I think people would have noticed when we were at the Grill if Tyler started turning into a wolf."
Even Damon didn't have a retort for that.
"Fair enough," said Stefan. "But what about Mason? If he won't tell Tyler, why do you think he'd tell us?"
Stefan had a point.
"I don't know," Josie said, lamely. "You're vampires. Maybe he'll show you his fur if you show him your fangs?" Silence. "Fine, fine, it couldn't hurt to look through Isobel's research, I suppose."
"And you can't tell Tyler," said Damon.
"Not until there's something to tell," said Elena, narrowing her eyes at Damon.
"Fine," said Josie. "But when and if we do find something, I'm telling Tyler. Everything. If you're going to go unlocking his family's secrets, it's only fair that he knows yours. I've kept him in the dark long enough."
Damon looked angry, but didn't say anything.
"Well," said Alaric, breaking the tension. "All of Isobel's things are still at Duke. Her office is still there. Technically, she's still missing."
"Can we get access to it?" asked Damon. "We need to know what we're dealing with. I've seen enough movies to know werewolves could be dangerous. Especially to vampires."
In the end, they decided that Alaric, Damon and Elena would drive to Duke to go through Isobel's research, given Stefan was still helping Caroline control her bloodlust.
Josie declined, knowing they would find a lot of great info, but that nothing really exciting happened and she would learn everything anyway (if she had forgotten some details). Plus, it was a full moon tonight and she wanted to be here when Mason turned.
After Elena, Damon and Alaric left for Duke, Josie changed into her swimsuit and headed over to Tyler's where he was having a party by the swim hole. She remembered there'd been some drama this night, but by the time she'd finished her Boarding House meeting, Tyler had already invited a bunch of people, so it was too late to cancel. She didn't think anyone was hurt though, so she figured she'd just wait and see.
It was early afternoon when she arrived at the swim hole. Bridget, Tracy and Colin were all there and she joined them, sipping drinks and talking. She saw Mason's truck pull up after a while and went to see what he wanted.
"You busting us or joining us?" asked Tyler, joining Josie next to Mason's truck.
"Neither," said Mason. "Hoping you can make sure everyone's out of here by dark."
Josie realized the old cellar place where Mason chained himself up must be nearby.
"What happens after dark?" asked Tyler, grabbing Josie around the waist.
"Someone ends up wasted and dead at the bottom of the lake," said Mason. Tyler just laughed. "You heard your mom. The family's liable if anything happens."
Tyler frowned. "Don't be a party killer."
"I didn't say you had to stop partying," said Mason. "Just take the party elsewhere."
"Yeah," added Josie. "It's a full moon tonight. All sorts of crazy things happen on a full moon, right guys?"
Mason narrowed his eyes, but didn't say anything. She couldn't help herself. She was a little annoyed Mason had refused to answer Tyler's questions.
Tyler nodded. "All right. We'll be out of here."
Josie watched Mason pull away and saw that Caroline and Stefan had arrived, probably having just gone animal hunting. She waved to them before turning back to Tyler. She kissed him, but pulled away when he started feeling her up. He'd had a fair amount to drink.
"Tyler, we're in public," she said, giggling.
"Hmm…" he murmured. "Stay over here tonight?"
"Okay," she smiled, then grabbed his hand and pulled him towards the swim hole.
As soon as the sun started to set, Josie insisted they move the party elsewhere. Tyler agreed and told her he found the perfect place. She didn't realize he meant the old Lockwood cellar where Mason was chaining himself up. A little worried, she told him she didn't like the look of the cellar and made him go back the way they came.
They had just gotten back to the swim hole when Stefan came up to them, frantic. Apparently, Caroline and Matt had gone off in the woods alone. Tyler didn't see what the big deal was, but agreed to go look for them. Once he was out of earshot, Stefan told Josie that Elena had called to say that a werewolf bite was rumored to be fatal to a vampire and Mason could be anywhere. Which of course Josie knew was all absolutely true.
Stefan rushed off in vampire speed, leaving Josie to catch up with Tyler. By the time they heard shouting, Mason, in wolf form, was on top of Caroline. Stefan used vampire speed to throw Mason off her, but Mason was fast and strong too. He turned immediately to attack Stefan and Caroline again while Matt, Josie and Tyler watched.
Tyler shouted "No!" and Mason turned toward Tyler and Josie. Tyler put an arm back to keep Josie behind him, but Mason backed off and ran away, seemingly recognizing Tyler.
Caroline compelled Matt, but Josie refused to have Tyler compelled. Thankfully, Stefan relented (Josie was grateful Damon wasn't there). Tyler wasn't happy that she hadn't told him before, but he understood as they weren't exactly her secrets to tell. His anger was somewhat mitigated when they went up to his room and she answered every single question he could think of about the supernatural.
"What about werewolves?" Tyler asked, stroking her arm. They were lying in his bed together.
"You mean your uncle?" asked Josie.
"How do you know it was him?"
"You mean between his impressive acrobatics the night of the carnival and that the wolf acted like it knew you. I mean it wasn't hard to put two and two together." Josie hoped that was believable.
Tyler nodded. "If he's a werewolf, does that mean I'm going to be one?"
"I don't know," said Josie. She felt bad for lying, but she couldn't explain away any real werewolf knowledge as Anna hadn't known much. "I thought werewolves were a myth until just recently. Can you ask Mason?"
"I will," said Tyler, smiling. "He can't dodge my questions now."
He leaned down and started kissing her more aggressively. She smiled and pushed him off, having him lay flat on his back. She took him into her mouth, not stopping until he came. He returned the favor and then he pushed inside her, making her forget all about vampires, witches and werewolves.
The next day was the day of the barbeque. Where Damon tried to reveal Mason as a werewolf and then kill him. Josie wasn't sure if Damon still had the same game plan. They had their no-killing deal, of course, but Josie had a feeling that Damon wasn't planning to extend it to werewolves.
Tyler and Josie were coming down the stairs from his room, about to head to her house for the barbeque, when Tyler spotted Mason.
"Hey Mason, you got a second?" asked Tyler, rushing down the stairs and leaving Josie at the landing.
"Nah, Man, gotta get to the barbeque," Mason said, grabbing his keys.
"We can all drive together," offered Tyler.
"I've got somewhere else to be after," said Mason. "So I need to drive myself."
Tyler frowned. "Come on, give me two minutes. All right? You can't keep dodging me. I'm freaking out over here."
Mason eyed Josie, who had come to stand by Tyler. "Not now."
"I know, Mason," said Josie.
Mason looked angry. "Man, you told her?"
"I already knew," said Josie. "It wasn't hard to figure out. What with your flying kung fu moves at the carnival, glowy eyes and then the wolf at the full moon."
Mason sighed. "What do you want me to say, Tyler? Yes, I turn into a wolf. No, it's not gonna happen to you."
"How do you know that?" asked Tyler.
Josie clasped his hand in what she hoped was a reassuring way. She was determined to stop Tyler from triggering the curse. He didn't need to go through all that heartache, not to mention physical pain. She was going to save him. Somehow.
"Because you're not going to trigger the curse," said Mason. "Your dad didn't know anything about all of this. Neither did I until it happened to me."
"How does it get triggered?" asked Tyler.
"Ignorance is bliss," said Mason. "Trust me."
"You blow back into town with some supernatural family secret and you expect me to not ask questions?"
"I can't say anything more. I'm sorry, Tyler. It's just better for you if I don't."
Then Tyler asked Mason about the moonstone. Oh my god, Josie thought. The moonstone. Mason blew it off, but she knew it was important. Like super, ridiculously important.
After Mason left, Josie asked Tyler about it.
"Moonstone? What's a moonstone?"
"This," he said, taking the stone out of his pocket and handing it to her.
Holy crap... Maybe she should take it right now, drive to the ocean and fucking chuck it off a deep sea boat.
But she couldn't. Katherine knew it was here. Klaus could too. If she threw it away, he might slaughter the whole of Mystic Falls in revenge.
She shuddered when she remembered what Klaus had done to Katherine's family. No, the only way to beat Klaus would be to completely incapacitate him (like the desiccation spell or a white oak stake) or to give him exactly what he wanted. Either road was fraught with difficulty (and lined with the bodies of people she cared about).
Even with all her foreknowledge of what was to come, she still couldn't see the best way forward regarding the Originals. Which reminded her that she needed to take a trip to Wickery Bridge soon.
"It's pretty," she said, turning the stone over in her hand and trying to keep her voice casual. "Why would he want this?"
Tyler shrugged. "Who knows?" She gave it back to him and he put it in his pocket. "Let's go."
They drove to Josie's house. Thankfully, the drive helped Tyler cool down a bit after his fight with Mason.
"He'll tell you eventually," said Josie. "Right now we have to get through this barbeque."
Tyler nodded and linked his hand with hers. "I am hungry," he said, smiling suggestively.
Josie laughed. "After last night and this morning?"
"What can I say? You just bring it out of me. In more ways than one."
Josie smiled.
"I'm serious, Josie," said Tyler, who did look serious. "I… you mean a lot to me."
"You mean a lot to me, too," she said, squeezing his hand.
She actually thought she might be falling in love with him. She sighed. Was that wise? She wasn't staying, right? Right? She must have been frowning, because Tyler interrupted her thoughts.
"You okay?" he asked, pulling up to the Gilbert House.
"Yeah," she said, getting out of the car. "Fine."
He frowned, but didn't push the subject.
They walked up to the house, hand in hand. Tyler went to the bathroom and Josie went upstairs to put her bag away. When she came down, she saw Tyler was talking to Elena and Caroline outside on the porch. Damon and Mason were in the kitchen. .
She decided to get something to drink in the kitchen and run interference, if necessary.
"I've heard great things about you," Mason was saying.
Damon looked surprised. "Really, that's weird. 'Cause I'm a dick."
"Truer words were never spoken," said Josie, coming into the kitchen.
Damon smirked. "Well, my bark is worse than my bite."
"Right," said Josie, rolling her eyes and opening the fridge. Two can play this game. "Do you want something else to drink, Damon? Bloody Mary? They are such a pain in the neck to make though."
"Well, I'd hate to have you work like a dog just to make me a drink, Josie," snapped Damon, angrily.
"Well, I'm polite. It's in my blood. Plus, it really sucks to go thirsty at a party," said Josie, slamming the fridge door shut. Damon really was a dick.
"Well, if you fetch me a…"
A throat clearing near the doorway interrupted whatever Damon was going to say next.
"Food's ready," said Alaric, frowning.
Josie shot one more glare at Damon and went to take her place next to Tyler at the table.
The meal was incredibly awkward. Damon continued dropping ridiculous dog/wolf hints and innuendos all throughout the meal. Jenna kept scowling at Damon, who kept looking at Elena when his attention wasn't on Mason. Alaric tried to keep the peace between his girlfriend and his friend. Josie helped Mason with his deflections and was rivaling Jenna's nasty looks towards Damon. Elena just looked worried that Stefan hadn't returned her calls and Caroline wouldn't stop stuffing her face, trying to keep the blood cravings at bay. Poor Tyler just ate his food silently.
After a horrible game of Pictionary led by Damon, it was time for dessert. Damon tried to get Mason to cut the peach cobbler with a silver knife, but Josie cut in and did it for him. Damon was shooting daggers at her, but she just brushed it off.
After dessert, Elena and Caroline took off to find Stefan. Josie followed Mason into the kitchen where Damon was, leaving Alaric, Jenna and Tyler out in the living room.
"Okay, Jenna's breaking out Guitar Hero," said Mason, as they came into the kitchen. "Might be time to mutiny."
"Well I just happen to like Guitar Hero," said Damon. "So you, my friend, are barking up the wrong tree."
"Okay, enough with the innuendos. You win. You're hilarious."
"Thank you," said Damon.
"Come on, man. You don't think I know what this barbeque is about?"
"How do you know about me?" asked Damon. "Did you tell him?" Damon turned to Josie with an angry look.
"Fuck you, Damon," said Josie. "The only person I told was Tyler.
"She didn't say a word," said Mason, moving to stand between them. Josie rolled her eyes. She didn't need protection from Damon. "It doesn't matter how I know. I'm not your enemy, Damon."
"You tried to kill my brother."
"As a wolf," said Josie, rolling her eyes.
Mason nodded. "Exactly. There was confusion. I couldn't chain myself up in time. I have no control once I shift."
"What, no obedience school?" asked Damon.
"Stop it, Damon," said Josie, moving between Damon and Mason. "I'm sure he'll make sure to chain himself up in time next month. And in the meantime, he's no threat."
"What's he doing in Mystic Falls then?" asked Damon, inching closer to her. She refused to back down though. Just crossed her arms and stared him straight in the face.
"His brother just died you asshole," said Josie, even though she knew Mason was here to get the moonstone for Katherine. She wanted to protect Mason, knowing he died horribly at the hands of Damon.
"I'm here for my family, Damon," confirmed Mason. "Let's be above this."
Damon nodded and took a sip from his drink.
Josie didn't believe him for a second and waited until Mason left to poke Damon in the chest.
"Just let it go, Damon. You figured out his secret. Congratulations. Just let him be there for his family."
"Be careful, Josie," he said, snatching her finger away from his chest and holding it between his hands. "You know how much I dislike being told what to do."
"Let go of me," she said, pulling her hand away from him. "You don't have to like him, but you do have to honor our agreement."
"Sorry," said Damon, not looking the least bit sorry. "Our agreement was for people. Werewolves aren't people."
"How dare you…" Josie started to say, but Damon cut her off.
"Besides, John Gilbert's gone. The mayor's dead. The Sheriff's daughter is one of us. And you'd never risk Stefan and Anna, given what they mean to Elena and Jeremy. Forgive me if your threat to out us doesn't have me quaking in my shoes."
And with that, he went into the living room, leaving Josie alone in the kitchen. She sighed. He wasn't wrong. It was an empty threat at this point.
A little while later, Mason left, then Damon. Josie was reasonably sure that Mason wasn't killed that night, but she was sure that Damon would attack him, still thinking the silver would hurt him (she remembered that had been a myth). She had tried to prevent it and that hadn't worked, so apparently it was just going to happen.
Elena called Josie just after Damon left, asking for a ride to the Boarding House. Elena was pissed as Caroline had spent the day distracting Elena on Katherine's orders and she had just left Caroline on the side of the road. Josie agreed and picked Elena up a few minutes later.
When they got to the Boarding House, Josie said she'd wait outside, not wanting to run into Damon. It was only a minute later that Elena came out the front door.
"Elena?" called Josie, leaning against her car. She looked different. She'd changed her hair and her clothes and… "Katherine."
Katherine sped over to her, causing Josie to jump. She didn't think she'd ever get used to vampire speed.
"And who might you be?" Katherine asked. "Wait, let me guess." Katherine looked her up and down. "Josie, right? I missed you at the hospital the other day." She smiled deviously.
Josie's eyes went wide. Now she was extremely grateful she'd left the hospital when she did.
"Sorry I disappointed you," returned Josie, crossing her arms.
Katherine shrugged. "Caroline worked just as well. Though Isobel thought you'd make a great vampire. She told me about you. You're the reason my former best friend and her daughter are still walking around." Katherine looked bitter at that.
"Guess you've been nothing but disappointed ever since you came back to Mystic Falls," said Josie. "Wrong girl, wrong brother…"
"I'll get what I want," said Katherine, coolly. "I always do."
"Really?" asked Josie, raising an eyebrow. "Then why'd you'd wait 140 years to come back for Stefan? Why'd you fake your death?"
Josie knew she was treading on dangerous territory, but Katherine was like Damon- she responded better to strength than submission. And she could be a powerful ally. She wanted Klaus gone too.
Katherine just smirked. "Isobel was right about you." She started walking away.
"What does that mean?" asked Josie, confused.
Katherine turned around and stared hard at her. "There's something… more to you." And then, she was gone.
Josie didn't know what to think. She remembered the conversation she'd had with Isobel when the vampire had captured her. Had she revealed something unintentionally? She shook her head and headed into the Boarding House to make sure Elena and Stefan were okay.
Tyler called her later to tell her that Mason had spilled the awful truth about the trigger. She told him that he was a good person and that he would never kill anyone, despite how angry he got. That she would keep him grounded. She just hoped she was right.
Tyler said he offered to help Mason look for the moonstone, but hadn't told Mason he actually had it. Josie breathed a sigh of relief and made sure Tyler had no plans to give it to Mason.
The next day, Elena tearfully told Josie and Jeremy on the way to school that her and Stefan had broken up, due to Katherine's manipulations. Josie rolled her eyes as she knew it was a fake fight, but still played the appropriately sympathetic sister.
The Historical Society volunteer picnic when Mason outed Damon and Stefan to the Sheriff was a few days later. Josie was hoping to prevent it. Maybe then, they could all just cool off and Damon would see that Mason wasn't worth the trouble. Damon and Alaric had ended up sort of friends when they had been enemies at first. Maybe that could happen with Mason?
To that end, Josie interrupted the conversation that Mason was having with Sheriff Forbes. Twice. The Sheriff probably thought she was crazy and Mason was furious. He pulled her to the side when no one was looking and dragged her into the woods.
"What the hell do you think you're doing?" asked Mason, looming over her.
"Saving you. Damon will kill you. I know what you're trying to do. Expose him to the council."
"Damon needs to be stopped. You think he won't kill anyone that gets in his way? What if he tried to kill Tyler? Would you still be trying to stop me?"
Josie looked stonily at him. "I'm just trying to protect you, Mason."
"I don't need protection."
Josie sighed. "Can't you just let it go? Stefan wants peace. You want peace."
"I did want peace. Now Damon Salvatore has to die. He's a threat to me. Tyler, too. He won't stop."
"He's not all bad. Maybe if you let him cool off..."
"How can you defend him?" asked Mason, getting more and more angry. "Because you slept with him?"
Josie gasped. "How… that doesn't matter! Damon is an asshole, but he's an asshole that is a lot stronger than you. And Stefan has his back."
Josie was practically hysterical at this point, but didn't care. Mason was going to die a horrible death and she was furious she wasn't succeeding at preventing it. "You're going to get yourself killed," she shouted, getting in his face. "All because of your stupid, fucking male ego."
"Fuck you," shouted Mason. "He fucking started it."
"What is this? Fucking Kindergarten?" she screamed. She didn't get a chance to say anything else because Mason growled and suddenly grabbed her shoulders, pinning her to a tree.
"Shut up!" he panted, looking down at her. "Shut up!"
His eyes locked on hers and held them for what seemed like forever. Then he blinked and the moment was broken.
"Just stay out of my way, Josie," he said in a low voice, then stalked away.
She took a few moments to catch her breath. She started walking back, but she was accosted by one of the organizers. By the time she realized he was just a distraction set up by Mason, it was too late. When she finally got back to the picnic site, Josie was sure Mason had told Sheriff Forbes about Damon and Stefan and had put the "spiking the lemonade" plan into action.
She remembered it was Damon that had the spiked lemonade to drink, so she kept an eye on him. When he approached the lemonade stand a while later, she saw that Mason was there too. She immediately intervened.
"Hey Mason, Damon. How's your day going?"
Both men did not look pleased to see her.
"Fine, Josie," said Mason. "Aren't you supposed to be helping Tyler plant flower beds? Or did you decide to hop back into Damon's bed?"
She smiled tightly and said, "Fuck you, Mason." She grabbed a lemonade and turned around. "I do need to talk to Damon for a second though."
After Mason left, Damon turned to Josie. "What do you want?"
Josie rolled her eyes at his annoyed tone. "Mason isn't trying to kill you, Damon. But he is trying to expose you. If I help you keep your cover, will you promise not to kill him?"
"What is it with you and not killing him? He's a werewolf."
"Yeah, and you're a vampire, which means you're dangerous all month long, whereas he's only a danger once a month. Please just try and show some restraint, okay?"
Damon rolled his eyes. "Fine."
Josie figured that was as good as she was going to get. Plus, considering what had happened next, she was going to tell Damon either way.
"I'm pretty sure there's vervain in the lemonade. The Sheriff is watching. If I were you, I'd pretend to drink some. That way she won't try again."
She was just getting in her car to leave when she felt someone behind her.
"How did you know?" asked Mason.
"What?"
"How did you know what I was trying to do? About the lemonade?"
Josie shrugged and tried to sound casual. "I saw you talking to the Sheriff and figured she was your best bet for getting rid of Damon. Then a friend saw the Sheriff put something in the lemonade while I was gone."
Mason looked like he didn't believe her. "I think there's something more to it."
She started at his words and narrowed her eyes. "Funny. Katherine said something similar."
Josie just caught the nanosecond of surprise that graced his features before he quickly schooled his face. "Who's Katherine?"
Josie laughed. "Come on, you both came into town at the same time. You somehow know all about the Salvatore brothers. You're not a very good liar, Mason."
"She's not wrong," said a voice behind them.
Josie gasped when she saw Katherine.
"What are you doing, Kat?" asked Mason.
"Cleaning up your mess," she said, sharply. She held Josie and took off her watch.
Josie tried to calm herself as Katherine looked her in the eye and compelled her to forget this conversation and any suspicions about Mason and Katherine. She also asked about the moonstone, at which point Josie was grateful she could lie. Then she put Josie's watch back on and left with Mason.
All in all, Josie decided today had been a win. Damon and Stefan's secret was safe and Katherine would probably put a stop to any further Mason meddling with the Salvatores.
Crisis averted, Josie thought.
It wasn't until the weekend of the Masquerade Ball that she found out how wrong she really was.