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Chapter Thirty Seven- Coming Back

Katherine climbed down the stairs, her mind still on the short conversation she had had with Damon. It had been a mistake for her to think that he was still the same person as he used to be, someone who would run back to her if she whistled. He wouldn't, both because he had learned better and because he had Elena. But she didn't want him to go running back to her. She just wanted to right her wrongs because soon there might be no more time. Katherine knew the risks of such powerful spells. The slightest mistake could destroy Virginia. There was no room for approximations and guesses, but as the book's recipe didn't specify several things, they had no choice but to do so. The only thing she could really do to help was to hope that didn't know how risky it was and conceal that fact from them for as long as possible. There was no room for nervousness either.

She sighed as she thought that she would most probably die and never be able to tell Damon that she really regretted her words that day so long ago. If she said that again that day, she would probably mean them more than she did when she actually spoke them, but still they weren't entirely truthful. She loved Damon even if she didn't want to. Stefan, though, was the one she loved the most and the one she wanted to date. But saying that she didn't love his brother would be a complete lie, and she knew it. It was one she had told and one she might never get the chance to unmask.

As she got to the ground floor, she took a deep breath. It was time to see whether luck was on their side or not. It had been changing sides very often, but that was the ultimate test.

- Bonnie, it's time. - She instructed the witch as she joined the others on the ground.

- Quod omnis potentia intra Petrova defluxerunt. - The girl chanted.

Some time passed and nothing happened. Katherine didn't know whether to be relieved or worried. The spell could have worked, but it could also have had no effect. They had no way of knowing until it was too late.

- Did it work? - Elena asked anxiously.

- I don't know. - Replied Bonnie. - I didn't feel anything, but that could be nothing.

- So we wait? - The human doppleganger sighed.

- We wait.

Katherine got up and made her way to the kitchen. Bonnie might not have felt anything, but she most certainly had. Some sort of coldness spreading through the house, a kind of feeling that she didn't often feel, but that when she did, she knew that it was sign of trouble, a bad omen. Her thoughts started drifting, becoming more human as she started to despair. Katherine wished Emily was there. She always seemed to know what to do, what kind of spell to use in each occasion, everything she could possibly need. She would probably know something about the curse.

She could feel someone was staring at her, but she didn't move. Instead, she continued to lean into the counter, trying to keep the suspicious and hunter-like glint from showing on her eyes. But as whoever was stalking her didn't give up, Katherine lunged for her newest prey, only to find that she couldn't touch it. Forcing herself back to normal, she looked at her stalker. She was sure she knew her, but something was throwing her off. But as she caught up, she gasped, running to the kitchen's wall, too curious to actually leave.

- Emily!- She exclaimed.

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