Chapter Thirty Five.

Elly

Elijah had given me the revolver and I stood there trembling. But I wasn't afraid. I was thinking. Thinking hard. What a dilemma I was in? Should I kill Klaus right now? It would be easier I supposed. I would be free of him. I would finally live the life I wanted. Alexander would rule. No...he wouldn't. Elijah. He's still alive. Killing him would break my sister's heart. And I know that with Klaus dead. Elijah would wake up the other Originals and no...I do not want any of them to be awakened. They would have my head, My husband is angry with me. He found out that I was involved in his wretched curse, in fact I was the cause of it. He would probably have my head too. After Bella is born of course. Decisions...decisions...so many decisions...I'm sick of it.

I stared at the fighting wolves. The silvery white one had dominated over the black one. He had pinned the black one down, his teeth on the black one's jugular. Too late Kael had lost. Oh poor dear Mikael. He had truly loved me, like a lovesick puppy waiting for me for a thousand years. Doing all the things to protect me. He never even bothered to look for his own mate. Why Kael Why? I told you I was cursed. I heard the last whimpering Kael had made and I knew he would die soon.

Klaus would rule them all, Lycanthropes and vampires. Especially the Lycanthropes. They had became a force to be reckon with. Their vast network, infrastructure. Sophisticated civilization they had build. Maybe I should just shoot myself. I'm sick of it all. Of Klaus and our twisted romance, of my life. I was even sick of the house and the wolves. I took the gun and aimed it at my heart. My hand on the trigger. I remembered what Elijah had said.

"End this Elly. It's your chance at redemption. You can make things right Eleanna." And maybe I should. I had lived for a thousand years. It was just unnatural to live so long.

"Eleanna!" Elijah screamed. The silvery white wolf turned and I watched as it transformed back to his human form, back to my beloved husband, back to Klaus.

I closed my eyes and pressed the trigger and the loud bang was heard. The bullet went through my chest, and maybe my heart.

"No!" I heard Klaus screamed. He ran towards me in his vampiric speed and suddenly I found myself in his arms.

"Elly!" He spoke and shook me. I could feel that I was going to die. Klaus immediately bit his wrist and fed me his blood. "Eleanna..." he said my name and I choked, I felt blood flowing out from my mouth. My body was rejecting his blood. It would not work. I would finally face death.

"If you leave me. I will kill everyone you loved..." Klaus snarled. "I'll kill everyone in town. I'll stake Katerina and Stefan and his brother...even your sister.."

I only breathed and touched his face. "I love you..." I whispered. I saw the pained look in Klaus' face. He was going to lose me and I never saw him so fearful in my life. "Don't leave me Elly please..." He begged. I saw the tears in his eyes. Klaus had cried. My husband had cried. He never cried before not even when his mother died.

"Elly..." I heard my sister's voice. Elena came running towards me. "Elly!" She screamed as she saw me bleeding in Klaus' arms. "What did you do?" She demanded Klaus.

"Elly shot herself," Elijah sighed sadly. "We need to get her to the hospital."

That was the last thing I heard before the world went black and I went to sleep. I heard a baby crying somewhere and Klaus telling me he loved me. I heard my son's voice and then Katerina, Elena. It was such a dark blur. The darkness had finally taken me. I had finally succumbed or so I thought.

Fuck... I blinked my eyes open and saw the light that streamed in, through the window. I survived. This is hell, I thought. I was in some hospital bed somewhere, what looked like a private suite. I turned and there was Klaus standing by the window. He turned around, holding a pink bundle in his arms. It was my daughter, Isabella. Or Bella as I would call her.

"She cries a lot," Klaus commented as he brought the baby to me. I just groaned. No...I'm supposed to be dead and free. What is this hell? I looked at Bella. Another blonde haired child who looked like her father, deep blue eyes and a sweet angelic face. Guessed Klaus' genes were much more stronger than mine. Both of our children took after him more. Bella fussed and Klaus let me hold her.

"She needs to be fed." He said. "She's been drinking bottled formula for a week now. She needs her mother's milk."

"I'm supposed to be dead," I frowned and peeled the top the hospital gown, Bella latched on my nipple and suckled the milk that flowed.

"Ah yes..." Klaus turned and gave a knowing smile. "I owe the witch big time. She saved your life." Dammit. I thought. Witches. Of course. Why did they always have to screw up my life? Why? Can't they leave me alone for once?

"She did it for your sister of course. Since they are best friends and as a deal, I'm not supposed to kill any innocent and no longer turn anyone into vampires. I have to set Stefan and Katerina free and not harm any of them ever again," Klaus informed me and gave an exhausted sigh. "The witch drove a hard bargain."

"You agree to that?" I stared at my husband in disbelief. He shrugged. "I was desperate Eleanna. I couldn't lose you."

"I betrayed you." I said. Klaus only sighed. "I figured I've ruined your life enough...so we're even."

"Something happened to you...you're not yourself." I stared at Klaus suspiciously. He seemed too calm, too mild mannered. It just wasn't natural. Bella had stopped suckling and I just held her. She gave a soft smile and I stared at her big blue eyes. I wondered how her future would be like.

"Take her please Niklaus," I told him. "I'm having a headache..."

Klaus came and took Bella away, cooing gently to her, humming that haunting lullaby. He then turned and looked at me. "Oh...Mikael died."

"No..." I uttered. Not Kael. Klaus gave an evil smile and snickered proudly. "I'm the new Alpha now." I stared at him. Now that was the Klaus that I had known. "Congratulations." I said bitterly and shot him an angry glare.

"I rule them all Elly...vampires, lycanthropes and the normal werewolves too..."

I kept quiet and closed my eyes trying my best to get some sleep while Klaus hummed that haunting lullaby to our daughter.

The empire Kael had built was vast, bigger than even what Klaus and I had ever thought possible. Kael had his claws, or hands on everything. Stock in the biggest companies world wide, Lycanthropes in every major government and military installation through out world. The huge conglomerate LUNE Global, that the Lycanthropes had was a huge organization and it was all contolled by Klaus. All he had to do was fight the Alpha to the death and won. How archaic and dumb was the system? They treated him with the utmost respect bowing to him with reverance. Klaus had missed that. A system of hierarchy, fealty and order that had existed during the Original's reign.

"Look Elly...we even have defense contracts with the US military and the Russians?" Klaus had announced happily. "Billions of dollars..." He said with glee and showed me the documents.

I rolled my eyes as I burped Bella over my shoulder. She had been a sweet tempered, calm baby so far and I found my hard, cold heart melting the more time I spent with her."I think it's classified information Niklaus," I told him.

"I'm LUNE's CEO and chairman," Klaus said and shot me an irritated look. He then poured himself a glass of bourbon. "I can see whatever classified information I please..."

"Urgh..." I groaned and shook my head. Bella started to fuss and cried loudly. Klaus frowned and took the baby away from me. "Please be gentle with her." He said and cradled Bella in his arms.

"I need Kat!" I told him furiously. "Where is she?"

"She left." Klaus said with a shrug. "I let her go remember? It was part of the bargain I made to save your life."

"Can't you just threaten her back or something?" I asked Klaus. "I'm so lonely here...Alexander's gone to Harvard. My sister has gone to Europe with her husband and I'm stuck here with Bella..."

"Isabella..." Klaus said and glared at me. "I'm not going to call her that." He told me. I only kept quiet.

"You have me Elly you're not alone." Klaus said.

"I thought you'd say you turned Alexander after his graduation." I stared at Klaus. My son was still human, living a great life at Harvard. Getting 'punched' into one of the prestigious clubs in campus.

"Well you shot yourself, so everything that was planned went askew..." He said. Klaus kissed Bella's head and gently placed her in the bassinet that was in his study. He waved his hand over the baby mobile that was above the bassinet, letting his fingers play with the stuffed teddies and the moon and stars that would spin around above our daughter.

"You should have just let me die Niklaus..." I grumbled and looked outside the window. The wolves were still there in the compound roaming around. He pulled me in his arms and hugged me from behind, rocking me gently.

"I can't Elly..." Klaus murmured. He nuzzled my neck and I felt the piercing of his fangs as he suckled my blood that flowed. "You're stuck with me forever Darling..."

Klaus had been busy with meetings and seminars as the months went by. LUNE Global was just a huge complex web and Klaus was having the time of his life figuring it out. He'd have his laptop out in bed and stared at all the various reports till late at night. I couldn't have a good night's sleep. He was too busy to even have sex. I stared at him as he stared at his laptop, obsessed with acquiring some big energy company somewhere.

"I feel like a corporate trophy wife." I grumbled and folded my arms. He kept quiet and read his reports. "Niklaus are you listening to me?" I turned and asked him.

"Shh..." He shushed me up and stared at his laptop. "I'm reading a very important financial statement."

"This is ridiculous!" I huffed and closed his laptop. I could not believe what was happening. What was the great Klaus doing, reading a financial statement?

"What the hell Elly!" Klaus snapped and glared at me. "We have become boring!" I grumbled. "You have become boring. You wear business suits and go to stupid meetings! You read the Wall Street Journal!"

"I have to keep up with the times Elly..." He explained. "In the old days...people fight in wars and conquer lands. Now that we're in the modern world. The tactics have changed. People conquer the financial and trade markets. We buy up companies and their resources and grow in strength."

"You're a vampire Lycanthrope Niklaus!" I yelled. "You don't need to go to meetings, Find someone to do that for you."

"I'm not having this argument with you..." Klaus sighed and switched off his night light. "It's late and I have a meeting tomorrow morning."

"So what is the problem now?" Dr Singh asked us during the counselling session. I looked at Dr Singh and gave a terse smile before looking at Klaus. "He's obsessed with his work, with his company."

"Really?" Dr Singh then looked at Klaus who shrugged. "I take pride in my job. Acquiring companies, making as much profit as I can. Plundering the weaker ones and buying them cheap."

"You see!" I cried.

"So are you still unfaithful to your wife Mr Smith?" Dr Singh asked Klaus.

"I hardly have the time," Klaus lamented. He then looked at his Blackberry. I wanted to scream and throw it out.

"He doesn't even have sex with me..." I gritted. "He used to be insatiable. Now he doesn't even look at me."

"Don't say that Elly, I still look at you." Klaus said with a frown. His Blackberry buzzed. "I'm sorry I have to take this call..." Klaus said and excused himself.

"It's an improvement," Dr Singh commented. "Mr Smith seems more grounded now. He found a purpose I suppose. This new company..."

"LUNE...It's his new mistress!" I fumed. "It's worse than a mistress. He brings LUNE home to my bed, it's in his laptop, in his phone. Everywehere."

The company had became Klaus' new obsession. It used to be me, and then breaking the curse and now it was LUNE. Our lives had become boring. The fights have lessened. I would still break things and throw tantrums but Klaus would ignore it, too busy with his company. He spent nights at his office, staring at the reports, calling his corporate executives and lawyers.

"I need to build another empire." Klaus said to me while he brushed his teeth. I kept quiet hearing that. Bella was crying but Thank God we had a nanny, a sweet Lycanthrope woman who had cared for Bella. At least I have some peace in my life.

"Did you hear me Elly?" He said as he stuck his head out. "I don't care..." I yawned and stretched in bed,.

"You should it's for our children's future. For Alexander and Isabella." He then washed his face and mouth and came out of the bathroom. I looked at Klaus. He still looked attractive, in fact he was very attractive. He looked sexy, in that tight white Tee and black silk boxers.

"We need to get the vampires involved." He sighed and got into bed. I smiled and snuggled close. I started to touch his chest and kissed his neck, licking it gently

"I need to sleep Elly." Klaus told me and rolled away, his back facing me. What? I wanted to scream. "Niklaus don't you find me attractive anymore?" I asked him softly.

"I do Darling...but I'm just tired." Klaus said and closed his eyes. "You're an Original." I said sadly. "We get tired too Darling and my wolf half gets tired easily..." He said and yawned.

I just scratched his back and neck and he relaxed before dozing off to sleep. Something is wrong. I wondered. The witch did something. I want my husband back the crazy, tempestous, passionate vampire that he was. I did not marry a boring corporate executive. Something is definitely out of sorts. The witch had muzzled my Klaus. His fangs were gone, his anger had toned down along with his passion. It was like he was subdued or something. I was going to pay Bonnie Bennet a visit soon. Right at her dorm room in the University of Virginia.