Chapter 3
"Rosalee, is there anything we have to get Adalind back?" asked Nick looking at Adalind's cold lifeless stare.
"This is nothing like I have ever seen before." Rosalee said.
"Is something like how Juliette was when she was in a coma?" Asked Monroe
"No, this seems different. The fact that her eyes are open is like she is looking at us." Said Rosalee, wiping Adalind's forehead.
"We need to do something" said Nick "Lets call Renard, he knew what the Gyllou was."
"But is this related to what happened to our two victims?" Asked Hank
"I sure hope not but if it is I am not taking any chances" said Nick as he dialled Renard's number.
"Renard here, what is it Nick?"
"Renard could you come over to the spice shop. Something is wrong with Adalind"
"I'm on my way"
"You thought that you could forget what you have done in the past and move on with life. My life that was meant for me!" screamed the green eyed demon
"I never meant for all that happened. I didn't know it was going to happen. You all took away my child, I was lost, hurt and alone." Said Adalind looking into the eyes of a demon filled with hate and nothing more. She now recalled why the voice sounded so familiar. It was Juliette!
"All I wanted was my life back, but by the time the cure came it was too late to turn back, I had already gone to the dark side. But you know what Adalind, I embraced it because it was who I really was inside. The hexenbiest was who I really was." It smiled , a smile so evil that a chill ran down Adalind's spine. " I must thank you Adalind, you did me a favour, but it cost me alot."
"Juliette, I didn't know it would happen, but then again you choose to be a hexenbiest even when the cure was handed to you, by the person who loves you the most" said Adalind " But you betrayed him in everyway possible"
"Betrayed? Are you kidding me? I had always been there for Nick, everytime I put my life in danger to save him from you. And look where it got me. But in the end Adalind you took what was mine. The child you carry should have been mine, not yours. I intend to make sure you never have it"
"You took away my first child, what makes you think I will let you have this one" asked Adalind getting angry and defensive when Juliette started targeting her child.
"Oh, Adalind, you should know by now, I will not let you have Nick either. I will see to that"
"Renard, I don't know whats wrong with her"
"How long has she been like this?" he said as he felt Adalind's forehead
"About 3 hrs I think." Said Rosalee
"She seems to be in a demonic coma" said Renard
"Is it to do with the Gyllou?" asked Hank
"No this is different. There are demons called AL according to Armenian tradition the als steal certain organs of the woman in childbirth or pregnant or who have just given birth. They destroy embryos in the womb, causing miscarriages and can steal babies forty days after birth and replace them with imps"
"How do we stop it?" asked Nick look really worried
" Apotrophic wards were used to prevent the Al from reaching the water. If it does then the woman is more likely to die as it would be the first stage of organ failure" Renard looked worried he looked to Rosalee
"I think I know what to do. Monroe come with me" she and Monroe rushed to get what was and Monroe returned with amulets and Mirrors they place it all over the rooms and Rosalee mixed garlic and wild roses and applied it on Adalind.
"We will have to just wait and see what happens now" said Renard they sat around Adalind and waited.
"You cant keep me here forever Juliette!" shouted Adalind.
"I don't intend to Adalind. You are free to go back to your world, but remember I will be there with you watching you" she laughed and disappeared. Adalind looked up and could see that there were Apotrophic wards around. "So thats why she left, something scared her"
"Nick look, her color is coming back" said Monroe
"Adalind, can you hear me?" Nick was stroking her hair.
"Mmm" Adalind looked up at Nick, she could clearly see what she was waiting for...Love. Looks like Juliette lost.
"Are you okay? What happened?" They all asked at once.
"I don't know" she said looking at everyone .
"We need to get her to the hospital, we need to see if the baby is alright" Nick said helping her was woozy and felt her stomach turn.
"Nick I need to throw up" she said before she could make it to the washroom she threw up and froze when she saw what she threw up. "NICK!" Nick caught her in time as she fell backwards. Nick saw she had thrown up black and green ooze. It was vile. Adalind knew she was running out of time.
"I need to sit" she said hold on to Nick to sit down. "I have to find away to get my powers back" she thought. "I cannot be a sitting duck for a dead person" she gritted her teeth. After awhile she asked Nick to take her home.
"I should stay the night" Nick said.
"No, no you don't need to. I am fine I just need time alone. Goodnite Nick" she said closing the door behind. She took off her coat, and went to her storage room looking for something that would help get her powers back. "Damn it Henrietta is dead. She would have know something. Maybe there must be someone else Renard knows". Adalind called Renard
"We need to talk."
"What is it?"
"I need you to contact your mother and ask her to undo the suppression portion I took" said Adalind determined as ever.
"I don't know where she is. She contacts me not I"
"Then do something that would make her contact you" Adalind said impatiently. "And one more thing Sean, Nick must not know about this" she said as she hung up.
Adalind was determined not to let Juliette interfere with her happiness. She was going to get everything she lost back and more. She drew herself a bath and soaked in it. She was in deep thought when her phone rang, she put it on speaker
"Adalind here". There was only static coming from her phone. "Hello?"
"Catch you later" and the line went dead.
"Damn you Juliette your not going to frighten me!" she yelled. The phone rang again she picked it up and yelled into it
"Adalind its Sean. I spoke to my mother. She is willing to help you, she knows of away to get your power back. But you need dead hexenbiest again. I don't know where your going to get that from"
"Leave that to me Sean I know a very dead hexenbiest" Adalind smiled to herself as she knew where and from whom she had to get what she wanted.
"Nick, do you think the Gyllou is coming after Adalind?" Hank asked Nick looking at him for some clue
"I don't know Hank, the only connection we have with the two vics and Adalind is the fact that they all work for the same legal what would a legal firm want with babies?" Nick said scratching his chin.
"Maybe we need to have a chat with them and see if they are Wesen or not?"
"We need to talk to Sean and see if he has spoken to Deirdre Kent as yet" Nick and Hank headed to Sean Renard's office.
"Captain, did you have a talk with vic 2's sister Deirdre Kent?" asked Hank
"Yes I did, and she said she would be coming here to have a chat with all of us with her lawyer" they heard a knock on the door.
"Captain, a Kent is here to meet you"
"Yes send her in". Nick and Hank saw a tall, graceful dignified lady enter the room followed by her lawyer an attractive burnet with intense green eyes.
"Hello , this is my lawyer Liverston, she will be sitting in during our meeting here"
"This is Burkhardt and Griffin"
"Please to meet you both" she said with a smile "what progress have you made with regard to my sister's case?"
"We have managed to profile our killer but we haven't got a suspect as yet" said Renard looking at Nick and Hank.
"Are you waiting for the person to strike again before you do something?" Nick saw Deirdre woge into a Lowen. Nick looked at Renard. Renard knew he saw a Wesen. Nick thought that Deirdre's lawyer was a Wesen but she didn't woge. Instead she looked familiar, she just looked at Nick and smiled. Nick nodded back.
"Do let me know Captain how the investigation progresses and when the person who killed my sister is caught" she said as Deirdre stood up and left with Liz.
"She was a lowen" Nick said
"A female one?" asked Hank
"Yes, what bothers me though is how did the killer take down a lowen" Renard said looking at them."We need to get results and we need to get them quickly".
"There is something about 's lawyer that seemed oddly familiar" Nick said
"Yes I saw that too" Renard knew who she reminded him of but didn't want to say it aloud. He needed to help Adalind and he had to do it fast.
"Nick and Hank we will have to do a night watch and find out who else is pregnant at 's firm, this seems to be an inside job"
"We're on it, captain"
"Yes I would like to use your services" Adalind said twirling a lock of hair on her finger.
"How do you know about us?" said the voice on the otherside
"You come highly recommended. So do you want the job or not?" she said in an authoritative tone.
"What do you need us to do?"
"I need you to dig up a body, and reseal the grave. No one should know that the body is missing"
"We will make sure of that. Where and when do you want it delivered?
"At a storage on the outskirts of Portland, When can it be done and how do I pay you" asked Adalind
"It will be done in the next 2 hrs, we will take cash on delivery"and the phone went dead. Adalind now had to wait for Sean's mother to show. Knowing her she was the mysterious kind, appearing out of nowhere and disappearing the same way. She was surprised to know that she agreed to help her knowing how she helped Nick and Juliette make Nick a grimm again and as she considered herself a formidable enemy of Adalind. However, she was still the mother of her grandchild and a hexenbiest which she couldn't ignore. Adalind smiled to herself "Now I am going to put an end to you once and for all Juliette"
"What are you thinking of Nick?" Hank asked him.
"Thinking about everything happening to Adalind. Is it because of the baby?"
"Nick, how do you feel? After Juliette?" Hank asked Cautiously
"Juliette is gone Hank, I have to think about my child now, about how I am going to be a good father"
"What about Adalind?"
"I don't know. I know she will be part of his life because she is his mother and I have to respect that even though she did sleep with me to take away my grimm abilities."
"Do you have feelings for her?"
"I care for her if that's what your asking. But I don't know if its because of our baby or just she has changed since she suppressed her powers to help Juliette." Nick said looking at the ground.
"Nick, I don't want you getting hurt, that's all. You have been hurt before, and I want you to know that I will be there for you no matter what"
"Thanks Hank, but there is just something's I need to do alone. We need to get back to work we have a killer on the loose" he said getting to his feet and dusting his hand on his jeans.
"We have another call"
"A body?"
"No a live one, lets go" Hank and Nick head down to hospital where the attack victim was being treated.
"Nick Hank, our latest vic is Rhonda Wellsworth, 24 years old 6 months pregnant, works at Williams Kent and McCoy as a paralegal. She was leaving her office when she was attacked by a things she describes as "Winged Woman with green flaming eyes" ring a bell anyone?"
"I think its our Gyllou"
"How did she get away?"
"Would you be surprised if I told you she had a giant cross tattoo on her"
"You can talk to her now" the doctor motioned to Nick and Hank to go in.
" , Detecives Burkhardt and Griffin, what can you tell us about the thing that attacked you?"
"I am trying not to remember it. It was hideous, and was trying to get to my stomach. I know what happened to Kelly and Darlene. Is this creature hunting pregnant women?" she asked with a worried look on her face.
"We know it attacks pregnant women, but we are yet to identify a suspect."
"I suggest you take alook at Ms. Liz Liverston, the day before Kelly was killed she had a argument with Darlene and Kelly regarding some accounts to do with a major client of ours. And you know Liz doesnt look like the kind who will ever have a child or a man in her life. Ice queen bitch."
"Thank you for you time "
"Well that was enlightening. Lets pay a visit"