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Chapter 7:

My eyes fluttered open as I woke up from my slumber and the memories of last night's event flashed through my mind as vivid as was it happening right now.

Every touch, every kiss, and oh… the unbelievable feeling he had created inside me when we both reached the apex of the pleasure we felt.

It was all coming back to me now.

I felt no hesitation from Klaus as he gently slid deep inside me, the first thrust causing my stomach to contract sharply, then lit a fire within me that burned brighter and more intensely as he began thrusting inside me in a steady, but glorious pace.

His fingertips moved delicately over my bare skin and soon buried themselves in my hair, grabbing a fistful of it he gradually began thrusting faster, making my body ache for release of the pleasure that was building up inside me.

I shivered slightly of the touch of his other hand moving slowly up the side of my body and felt his palm close around my breast, forcing me to let out a moan of pleasure as he placed a little bit of pressure on it.

"Nik…" I said, opening my eyes and looking into his blue ones. "I–"

"Daydreaming about last night, are we?" Klaus, now fully awake, asked teasingly.

He propped his head up with his hand and smiled at me as I laid beside him, his finger tracing soft circles on my bare stomach.

It lit that fire inside me again and without saying a word I surprised him with a hot and passionate kiss that made me feel something other than hatred for the first time in five years.

Klaus responded to my need for him and rolled us over, pulling my thighs apart and getting ready to pleasure me again when we both suddenly heard a familiar voice.

"Evie? Have you seen Nik? I can't find him anywhere!" Rebekah yelled.

I was too embarrassed to speak, but Klaus wasn't and he was about to make a sound, but I quickly covered his lips, wanting him not to make this more embarrassing than it already was.

"I think he went out on a walk early in the morning!" I yelled back.

Rebekah must have accepted the lie, because she walked away and left us alone. Klaus leaned his forehead against my chest and chuckled into my skin, kissing it softly before looking into my eyes again with a mischievous smirk on his lips.

"Why do I have a feeling that you don't wish to let Rebekah know of…" He waved his hand over us. "… this?"

I sat up so quickly that he fell backwards and was now the one lying down, but he seemed completely fine with being utterly naked in front of me.

"I am going to tell her one day, but I prefer that it stays a secret until I know what exactly just happened last night." I said, trying hard not to look at the part of his body that was below his navel.

Klaus rolled his eyes and stretched his arms out, probably to annoy me or create the same kind of lust I had felt towards him last night.

"What's to figure out, love? I told you that I've fallen for you and we…" He grinned. "… slept together, which I must say was truly–"

I threw a pillow at his face and grabbed my torn nightgown on the floor, pulling it on despite the dreadful state it was in.

"Get dressed, you fool." I said, throwing his shirt at his face too.

He shook his head of me and stepped out of my bed, pulling on his clothes as well and helping me getting my corset and dress on, tying the laces perfectly.

Once the back of my dress had been tied he wrapped his arms around my body and pressed his lips softly against my neck, growling quietly against my skin.

"You are very, very hard to resist, Evie…" he muttered seductively into my ear, moving his hand over my body.

"Oh, Nik…" I tilted my head back, feeling the desire to succumb to his uninhibited antics, but at this very minute I still didn't know how I exactly felt about him.

There was a very thin line between love and lust and I preferred not being confused about which of them I truly felt for him.

Could I really love a man who'd killed my mother out of what he said was 'compassion'?

She had been his enemy for a long time and driven him crazy every time she sabotaged his plans, so why would he give her a quick death at all?

"I-uh-you have to get out," I said, snapping back to reality. "Right now."

I turned around and began pushing him towards the door against his will, more or less throwing him out of my bedroom and locking the door behind him, then slumped down on the floor, trying to sort out these new and old feelings I was feeling.

As I finally had the courage to leave my bedroom I walked downstairs to the others and was stopped by Cedric before I could walk into the dining room.

"I apologize for the little misunderstanding we had last night…" he said. "I understand if you do not wish to stay here any longer."

I shook my head. "It's fine, Cedric. I know that Klaus made me forget and although I am angered about it, then it might have been for the best. I am here to kill – not sleep with strangers."

Cedric grinned. "Evelina, you have a lot to learn about being a true vampire. I can teach you everything if you choose to stay here once you are done working for Niklaus."

Become dark and twisted like himself?

It was tempting to say yes, because if I did I wouldn't have to worry about my feelings returning and wasn't constantly reminded of what Klaus had done.

However, what I had felt last night when Klaus and I slept together made me feel happier than I had ever been in my human lifetime.

"Let me think about it." I said, then walked into the dining room.

Rebekah was already seated at the table with Klaus and when I stepped into the room her brow suddenly quirked up and her gaze moved to me.

"Good morning, Evelina. Did you sleep well?" she asked in a suspicious tone.

I glanced quickly at Klaus and could see out of the corner of my eyes that he was smirking, making me want to roll my eyes of his amusement.

"I did until Nik came drunk into my bedroom and woke me up for no damn reason." I lied.

Klaus nearly choked on the blood he was drinking and earned him a weird look from Rebekah, who luckily didn't seem to suspect anything else besides Klaus being annoying last night.

"That definitely sound like something Nik would do. Did he say anything while he visited you?" she asked, smirking.

I giggled and looked at Klaus, noticing that he was holding on tighter to his glass. The glass started to creak of the pressure he put on it and when he noticed he used it as an excuse to leave the table.

"Well? What did he say?" Rebekah asked curiously.

"Something about wanting to run around naked." I lied, snickering.

Rebekah laughed. "I don't believe you! I heard the moans coming from your bedroom last night. You had sex with my brother, didn't you? That's why Nik is in such a good mood today."

I blushed. "I… ok, fine it happened. But it meant nothing."

She quirked a brow, not believing my answer entirely.

"What? It's true!"

She shook her head. "Sweetheart, you heartbeat says differently. But it's fine. I want Nik to fall in love and stop fussing so much about his curse all the time. He never has any fun and won't let me have any either, so if you just keep him occupied, then…"

"Then you can have your fun?"

She nodded and grinned. "C'mon, it's not like you don't want him. I've seen the way you look at him sometimes."

"That's a look of hatred and contempt, Rebekah. Not love."

"Of course it isn't…" She winked and chuckled. "I mean that is why you out of nowhere decided to sleep with him instead of Cedric, yes?"

God I truly hated Rebekah sometimes…

"It was just sex, Bekah. I could have slept with Cedric, yes, but your annoying brother compelled me not to."

The female Original fell silent, but kept smirking. "He… compelled you?"

I nodded. "And then he later said that he'd fallen in love with me when I confronted him. You were right, Rebekah. He is in love with me."

She giggled. "I knew it!"

I rolled my eyes but couldn't stop myself from laughing a bit. "I'm not quite sure what to say to him. I do not know how I feel about him."

Rebekah frowned and was about to say something when we both suddenly heard the voice of a woman, whom Rebekah seemed to recognize who was.

She was let inside by Cedric and he took the young dark haired woman into the dining room to present her to us.

I didn't have to ask to know that this beautiful woman was Cedric's sister, because they both looked very alike just like twins and both had that sinister, but alluring look in their eyes.

"Hello, I am Lady Hilda – Cedric's twin sister," she said in a posh tone, confirming my suspicions. "I do not believe I have met you before…?"

"Evelina Blackthorn," I said, greeting her kindly. "I have worked for Klaus and Rebekah and travelled with them for five years now."

She flashed a smug smirk. "So you are their servant?"

I felt like slapping her at that moment – not because she thought I was just a simple servant – but because of the way she said it and the way she looked at me with disgust.

It was clear to me that she now felt like I was below her in every way and not worthy of her time.

"Yes, but–"

"Oh, Rebekah! How nice it is to see you again!" she said, walking away from me.

I rolled my eyes and just watched the posh lady talk with Rebekah and her brother as if they were all best friends and equals.

It did hurt to be treated like a servant again even as a vampire and free of having to serve anyone, but in the end she was right – I was still a servant but just had other things to do.

Thankfully Klaus finally returned from his walk, but as soon as Hilda saw Klaus I saw a glimpse of lust in her eyes and realized that they were old lovers.

She didn't bother hiding that as she hurried up to him and wrapped her arms around him, kissing him passionately as if it was only yesterday they were last together.

Klaus was surprised to see her and a little startled by the kiss, but I saw the look of lust in his eyes as well when he looked at her and it made my heart twinge.

"Why is your servant wearing such fine clothes, Nik? She should be dressed as the servant she is, so I do not waste time talking with her." Hilda said to him.

My heart began aching more as I heard that and I felt the feelings I'd tried so hard to lock away trying to fight their way back in me.

Klaus turned his gaze to me and looked at me with a look of remorse in his eyes, but I didn't want to stay here anymore and simply left Cedric's home before I wouldn't be able to hold back my tears anymore.

All these old feelings…

They were starting to become too much for me and pain and sorrow I had learned to block out resurfaced, making it impossible for me to keep the tears in.

I hurried to an empty alley in the streets of Los Angeles and let the tears out, feeling them streaming down my cheeks as I supported myself to the brick wall, my entire body trembling and aching of the overflow of feelings inside me.

How could one woman unleash so many feelings inside me?

I knew that if I stayed in this city and went back to them then I wouldn't be able to be truly free, so I wiped the tears away, pulled myself together and left the city before Klaus, Rebekah or Cedric could stop me.

I didn't care if Klaus would kill me for breaking the deal I made with him. I just wanted to get away and live my life like I wanted to live it.

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