Chapter 15

Rehab and Ultrasounds

Klaus' POV

"Andrea" I whispered "She's at the bar, you head her off at the exit and I'll make sure she doesn't take anymore drugs"

"Klaus" my ears perked up "Don't hurt her, just make sure her blood is clean, before we take her back to the reservation" Andrea said with finality.

I rolled my eyes "Trust me, Andrea, I promise I won't hurt her"

I watched as Rachel Black staggered around, drunk as a skunk, then I watched as she paid someone for two grams of cocaine. She is a mother and she's pissing it all away for a quick line of cocaine. This enraged me. Then the girl staggered to the bathroom, falling as she went. By the gods, she looked a state. I followed silently as she closed the cubicle door. I waited for her to roll a dollar bill to snort that stuff up her nose and pointed the two girls towards the exit and they left immediately, sensing my irate mood "Leave!" I hissed. They were keeping an eye on their friend.

"Miss Black, are you in here? Are you well?"

"Yeah, I had a dubious burger a while ago, I'll be right out"

I slammed the cubicle door open and hissed at her "You will no longer shove that stuff up your nose, you are no mother!" I yanked her out, sank my double fangs into her neck, and I revelled in her fear as she screamed. I drank two mouthfuls of her dirty blood and swallowed. "Your blood is now clean" Her eyes cleared immediately

"Who are you?" she scowled at me "I'm Niklaus Mikaelson, the werewolf hybrid who's going to pay for your rehab and detox programme, Damon and Bella are going to care for your son, until you get clean. And you will get clean, or little Ethan will be raised by Bella and Damon Salvatore permanently!" Klaus growled out.

"But they're both vampires!" the Quileute girl shouted back.

"What of it? I am over a thousand years old, love. My wife had our daughter Hope, she is eighteen-month-old now. I could not conceive that a child would be born of our love, after my wolf was bound. But after the ritual, I was freed, no longer constrained by doppelganger's blood, and then I was able to feel the moon on my face. The earth underneath my feet. You could be like me if you just embraced your Quileute heritage. Why do you fight it, so?"

"My cousin Leah Clearwater is sterile, the female wolves cannot reproduce, so I left the Quileute tribe for a new life in Ithaca, I was raped by my boyfriend, and Ethan, was the result. I had both prenatal, and then postpartum psychosis, I was terrified, so I started self-medicating" Rachel slid down the wall as she held her neck "You look like a poster boy for PTSD, so Niklaus Mikaelson, how did you survive the trauma, of having your wolf-side locked away?"

"You don't get to psycho-analyse me, love, I might be the original Hybrid, but I have never raped anyone. I don't and I didn't have to compel my wife to sleep with me. Or even to have a child with me. I'm guessing you didn't have a choice, and that the trauma is buried deep into your psyche"

"Counselling, a shrink, rehab, and detox, why are you paying?"

"I can afford it" I was honest with the girl in front of me. "Between you and me, in over a thousand years, I have accumulated billions. I am an artist, and an investor in various businesses."

Rachel's mouth dropped open. "You will recover, Rachel, but it involves a lot of hard work on your part"

"I'm scared" she admitted to me

"Fear is what keeps us fighting, love, fighting for our family, love and our children"

Andrea's POV

'They've been in there a while' I thought, but I smiled when I heard the Black girl speak to my mate, my husband. I wept when she said she had been raped. No girl should ever have to go through that' I thought

When Rachel Black meekly followed my husband out of the bathroom. I wanted to cheer, but she still looked pale and sickly for a Quileute tribe member.

"Hi, Rachel, I'm Andrea, the queen of the crescent wolf pack in New Orleans, I'm an Alpha, I've decided to help you embrace your wolf gene"

"That's what I wanted, my tribe, the Quileute, believe that women shouldn't be shifting, but pro-creating instead, having babies is all us women are good for, childbearing" Rachel wanted to laugh until she cried as she thought of Ethan, her baby boy. "Oh Ethan, I'm so sorry, baby" Rachel wept "Okay?" Andrea helped the woman stay upright until they took her to their car.

"Nik, can you grab some coffee on the way?" Klaus, full of admiration for his mate and his queen, nodded softly "I love you Andrea, I know that I don't say this with words, but actions, that often, but I truly do" Andrea caressed my cheek. "We are bonded, Klaus, mated in every way possible. I feel everything you do. I've always known" Andrea grinned at me, and I smiled back.

At the Reservation….

Bella's POV

"Daddy, I am so sorry!" Rachel wept "Why didn't you tell us, Rachel?"

"I was ashamed, and thought you would be too"

"Rachel, you listen well, my daughter because I'm only going to say this once?"

Rachel looked at her father "Rape is not about sex, but about the power over another person, it's about the hurting, the control, the power, and the thrill for a rapist. He spiked you with GHB and took advantage. You are a survivor."

"Your dad's right, Rachel, what happened to you was a violation of your consent"

I said seriously. "You are braver, and you are so much stronger than you give yourself credit for. Would you like to reconnect with your son before the rehabilitation team are here to take you to the Port Angeles clinic?" Rachel looked up with a tear-stained face and a big smile. "I would" Damon smiled kindly and handed little Ethan to his mother who wept as she cuddled him to her chest.

"Hey, baby, I've missed you, but momma must get better, to be a better momma to you. I love you, so much, Ethan" She looked at me and Damon, then mouthed

"Thank you" I mouthed back "You are welcome"

Damon and I heard the van coming up the road "Your ride is here, Rachel, remember it's only three months. Klaus and Andrea have decided to stay a while to help you reconnect with your wolf shifting after your rehab. We will take care of Ethan. We swear no harm will come to him"

"I am trusting you two. I am sorry about being judgemental. Neither of you deserved that" Damon waved off her apology "Recovering and taking part in the rehab is apology enough, so you can raise your littlest wolf properly"

"You and Bella have an incredibly special bond between you. Klaus didn't have to tell me. I can hear your baby's strong heartbeat. The first vampires to ever procreate life. I hope you know how lucky you are?" Damon rubbed my shoulders as we both grinned "Oh, you're having twins, by the way" My jaw dropped as tears flooded my eyes "You're kidding!" Damon fainted. I mean, we are both Vampires, for Pete's sake, and my husband fainted. "I didn't mean to shock him, oops" Rachel grinned. I sighed "He is a romantic sap with a heart of gold"

"I can see that, I'd better scoot to the van before he's super-embarrassed" Rachel hugged Ethan who cried when she handed him back to Jacob. The rehab team got impatient as they honked their horn. "I love you baby" she blew a kiss at Ethan.

Rachel held her head up high, slung her clothes hold-all over her shoulder and walked to the van of her own volition. Jacob and Billy Black looked super-proud as she got in, waved good-bye and smiled.

A/N I know this story contains triggers, but I wanted to highlight about rape, drug-addiction, and consent. Please review and please be kind when you do.