The beautiful vampire Katherine Pierce forever shatters the innocence of the two young Salvatore brothers in Mystic Falls. This novella follows highlights of their lives growing up from Damon s point of view beginning in 1861 and ending in 1865. As both Stefan and Damon fall under Katherine s romantic spell, it takes Damon quite awhile to grasp the extent of Katherine s compulsions and lies and ever darkening secrets. Will the brothers loyalty and love for each other be forever destroyed? This is the author s alternate version of events leading up to Stefan and Damon s vampire transition.