IX : Me and my broken heart

"Can you explain to me the interest of a walk in the woods so early?" I didn't know Felix's moans as I readjusted the gym bag on my shoulder. "I mean, I understand. The ex of your ancestor aka my creator is back in town and there is absolutely no weapon to kill him. It's fatal. But that doesn't justify the fact that you drag me in the woods on my day off, you know."

"First, I don't want to kill him. "I grumbled under my breath as I suddenly stopped in the middle of an opening in the woods before letting fall my bag at my feet to kneel over to retrieve my bow and my quiver. "Then, I don't want to see him or even deal with anything that has to do with the supernatural or especially ... Niklaus. "

"Full name. Again. "

I did not know his teasing comment as I pulled the quiver through my chest before taking an arrow to notch it in my bow before pretending to aim at the nearest tree.

I lowered my weapon again as I sighed at the sensation of Felix's attentive gaze on my side."You know I can feel when you look at me like that, right?"

"Yeah, well-" I immediately gave a glance at the brown getting ready to ask him why he had stopped only he suddenly raised his hand before turning his head to the side as if he had just heard something. And knowing his condition as a hybrid, I assumed he had heard something."You knew that Tyler and your brother were all buddy-buddy."

I frowned immediately at this new information before subconsciously tightening my grip on my bow. " What do you mean ?"

"They're a little further. Your brother stole Alaric's crossbow to improvise a shoot on cans with Tyler. Scandalous."

"What else do you hear? What do they say ?" I asked immediately in a bad feeling. "Felix, concentrate."

Felix immediately rolled his eyes in response to my impatience before crossing his arms over his chest as he frowned to focus more on their conversation. "They speak of Alaric and his role within your family. Tyler boasts of being a hybrid and asks your brother to shoot with him as an obstacle."

"What? No, they're completely crazy. "

I was about to throw myself in their direction to give them the substance of my thoughts about their stupidity only Felix suddenly hastened to put his hand on my shoulder to hold me in place.

I released a surprised and somewhat painful breath as I turned to him with an incredulous look. " What are you doing ?"

"I can't let you put yourself in danger. "

I immediately frowned at the brown in disbelief as I took a step back by rubbing my slightly sore shoulder before taking a breather in realization. I clenched my jaw in annoyance now before unconsciously tightening my grip on the handle of my bow as I gave a new importance to the hybrid in front of me.

"Who's in front of me? "

"Uh?" Felix at once feigned with a pure expression of confusion, letting my lips wrinkle in a bad presentiment.

I was content to do anything irreparable before taking a step back in mistrust. "Felix ... that feeling ... of protection. That comes from my best friend or-"

"You mean Klaus?" The dark-haired quickly assembled two and two making me shake my head. "Do you think I was forced to protect you?"

I tilted my head to the side before shrugging my shoulders confidently. "That would explain why you're pushing me so ... well ... I've known you a lot more careful."

"What tells you that this is not due to my supernatural strength? I'm still new to all that."

I gave a flat look at the brown this time before crossing my arms on my chest with annoyance."Felix ... you've been a werewolf a lot longer."

The tall, more athletic-looking brown now narrowed his lips before suddenly straining again as he listened. I restrained myself from ignoring Milana's ubiquitous sensation as I simply decided to focus more on my brother for now. After all, if there was a compulsion, it was all but harmful to me. Of course, if I had time to think more about the subject, I could have realized how much it bad to feel this strange feeling of comfort with the Original hybrid. Worse, I should hate him again for having imposed a new distance between the Salvatore brothers. It was without a doubt that Damon must be pitiful right now. And Stefan ... well, I had not heard from the youngest of the brothers since that time at the party. And I suspected him of intentionally avoiding me.

Once again, I was again overwhelmed to the neck with social problems that I had absolutely no desire to manage. It made me almost regret my moment of exclusion from this summer.

"Oh, I don't believe it!"

Felix suddenly blurted me back to reality as I barely had time to fully realize his intentions as he suddenly disappeared between the trees. I let out an incredulous breath to his absence before adjusting my bow on my shoulder as I began to run in my turn in what I hoped to be the right way.

Fortunately, my sense of direction was not as crappy as that since I was not long in catching the nervous voice of my idiot twin. "Mila is here too?"

"Jer!" I gasped as I stopped running once, I spotted the trio just to take a brusque break as Felix handed me a freshly pointed arrow. I took the weapon of the crime in my hands before turning to Tyler and Jer expectantly. "Can we know what you're playing?"

"Please, as you were not doing the same thing." Tyler replied nonchalantly as he signed the bow on my shoulder. "Don't be a hypocrite, Mila and come have fun with us."

I narrowed my eyes on Tyler at the sight of the resurface of some of his old ways of jerk before immediately giving a new look impatient on my twin. "You shouldn't be at the Grill right now?"

Jer immediately blinked at a loss of words as he glanced nervously at Felix as Tyler looked away with a guilty look.

"You didn't tell her?" Exclaimed Felix instantly, letting me give a look now annoyed between the trio. "He was fired last week."

"You what ?" I exploded, immediately turning to Jer in indignation before pausing as I felt the vibration in the pocket of my jeans.

I wrinkled my lips as I raised a finger at the boys to repel this conversation for a moment before grabbing the annoying tool. I could feel my jaw twitching at the sight of my sister's ID before simply hanging up without even taking the time to weigh the pros and cons. I did not have time to handle my sister's drama when my twin let himself go on a self-destruct path again.

"Because of Bonnie?" I asked at once as I pocketed my phone in the pocket of my jeans while Tyler was hissing as he looked away again."Say, can you ... go for a ride or ... I don't know, just don't be around? "

Tyler immediately raised his head, raising his hands as a sign of surrender. "Relax, I was just trying to distract him. You should try."

"I am very well thanked you. "

"Is this lie really true?"

I held out to the accusation of Jer letting me shrink my eyes on him in impatience. "I'm not the one who lost his job and broke up with his girlfriend."

"No it's true. You're just Klaus' new obsession." Intervened again Tyler not only questioning me but also my twin and especially Felix.

The latter also made me take a step back in surprise and mistrust as he suddenly showed his hybrid face in the direction of his brother as a warning. "Tyler."

"What? Do you want to measure up to me?" Tyler immediately challenged as he gracefully descended from the fallen tree trunk on which he was standing before advancing towards Felix with his own hybrid mask.

I easily felt Jer's presence by my side now as he hastened to join my side in anticipation."Hey, what's the problem? Felix, what does Ty mean about Mila?"

"Nothing." Felix grumbled dryly without ever looking away from Tyler as he emphasized his next question sounding more like a new warning, "Is not it, Tyler? "

Feeling obviously the lie coupled with the intuition of Milana, I could only brave my first instinct as I walked towards the mortal duo before laying my hand on the shoulder of my best friend with force. The latter finally turned to me to hold my gaze leaving me to examine his expression in silence. I ended up letting my hand fall to my side as I realized that I probably would not get anything from him if he was under compulsion before hailing my brother."Jer, you come home with me."

With that, I swung quickly on my heels, squeezing the strap of my bow on my shoulder before taking a sudden pause at Felix's exclamation. "You're not serious ? You'll leave me here?"

"You're a hybrid now." I started in a bitter tone before taking a more lenient expression as I tried to remind myself that it was not his fault. "You can go home with Tyler. I have to talk with Jer but see you later? "

I could have a suspicious look on his face as he took a moment to answer before just nodding his head and waving me to go. I swallowed as I lowered my eyes on the end of my boots before grabbing Jer by the elbow to force him to follow me. He let himself drag for a moment before pulling his elbow sharply off my grip, assuring himself that he could walk alone. I decided not to retort as I raised my head through the woods in silence. And by the persistent sensation of his anxious looks, I could easily see that it had more impact on him than any reprimands. So, I kept silent until we reached my SUV before I waved him up as I walked around the hood to reach the trunk. I just waved my hand in front of the sensor before taking a step back as it opened on its own. I took special care to drop my gym bag before closing it to reach the driver's side. I was sitting behind the wheel with the lingering feel of Jer's golden brown look on my side before putting the contact into complete ignorance.

"Ok, when are you going to yell at me?" He finally exclaimed clearly weary of my silence.

"Will it make any difference?" I answered passively as I just took a new turn towards our home. "Are you suddenly going to stop messing around? Are you going back to school? If I tell you that you do it's bad that will make you want to take back your life?"

The brown instinctively let a scoff of scorn as he looked away at the transient window. "If it's your new tactic of intervention, you're doing a poor job."

I held the sigh to the mud of my lips as I maneuvered my SUV in our driveway

"It's not an intervention, Jer." I was aiming instantly, provoking Jer's opposite reaction.

"Right because you have no right to intervene because you were not even here to start." He lashed out, letting me look at his back, back to the house.

I remained prostrate for a moment under the spell of his words before hastening to detach me in disbelief. I descended from my SUV accelerating the pace as Jer already opened the door before quickly climb the steps of the porch.

"Hey, wait, Jer!" I exclaimed as I slammed our front door before abruptly stopping me in the entrance to our kitchen as I could feel the heavy look of Alaric and Elena on me.

The two of them exchanged a heavy, silent look before Alaric spoke again. "Now that Mila is here, we thought we were eating together. Like a typical atypical family."

I held a grimace as I could feel Milana scoffed at the irony of his statement before giving Jer a look as he opened the fridge door. "Oh? Why ?"

"Maybe because you were fired and you didn't say anything?" Elena immediately thought aloud, making me straighten my spine in anticipation of what was to follow.

Jer slammed the fridge door giving me a side look before moving towards our sister with a sigh. "Mila has already tried reverse psychosis so we can postpone this? There, I have a plan with Tyler."

I clenched my jaw at the mention of the hybrid seeming more and more present in the life of our brother before giving a look at Elena to see her stand up with an expression that did not inspire me any good.

"Oh, a second!" Intervened Alaric leaving me watching the trio with a bad feeling. "Since when have you been hanging out with him ?"

"I don't know. It's important?"

"Yes, Jeremy. Of course."Elena insisted condescendingly, letting me take a critical look at the brunette in an annoyed feeling. "He's enslaved and obeys Klaus. He's dangerous."

Jeremy scoffed at once with a fake smile before pointing at me as a way out. "Mila hang up with Felix and nobody says anything. "

Elena and Alaric immediately turned to me with reprimanded glances, immediately making me stand up, glancing at Jeremy in annoyance."Since when your arguments result in throwing me under the bus?"

"What? Do you really want to allow yourself to judge my friends?"

I immediately crossed my arms on my chest in disbelief before signing me with my index finger. "Do you have something to say to me?"

"That would be useful for something?" He retorted dryly, raising his arms expectantly."Because I'm pretty sure you didn't ask me last time."

"You knew she had to leave, Jeremy." Ric intervened, giving me a sideways look.

However, the brown seemed far from ready to listen to him as he just shook his head before overtaking me in the direction of the exit."Ok, that's good, let it go. Tyler is waiting for me!"

"No!" Elena exclaimed, obviously still the stubborn one of us as she stepped quickly into Jer's path to hold him with her forefinger pointing at him. "No, no, no, no! You wouldn't go anywhere and certainly not in the company of Tyler."

Jer immediately turned to Alaric at the sight of Elena's floating gaze, letting my lips crinkle as I realized it was just like the time our parents ... I felt almost instantly the sympathy mixed with Milana's reprimand for my thought before swallowing as Jeremy immediately turned to me when he realized that Alaric was on our sister / cousin's side.

"You want my support now? "

Jeremy rolled his eyes in annoyance when I returned before turning to defy Elena."Okay, you all want me to stay here? Okay, we'll all stay here. Hey, Tyler- "

"No, no, Jeremy!" Elena panicked just as Tyler suddenly opened our front door with Felix.

I sat up almost instantly at the sight of my best friend somewhat strange lately before putting my eyes on Tyler in the realization. They had probably heard us from the outside. At this thought, I immediately turned to my brother just to see him sketch a small petty smile towards Elena. I shook my head on his puerile reaction before deciding that it was far too much for me. One thing that had not missed me more than the supernatural dramas was our own family dramas. And if that meant dealing with the current situation of Felix then so be it.

"Felix, stay where you are!" I intervened quickly as I passed my brother before the worried eyes of Elena and Alaric.

"Where are you going, Mila?"

I paused at my sister's alarmed question before squinting at my lips as I turned on my heels to face her. "Left to choose between our dramas and the supernatural, I believe that I will opt for the supernatural. Felix is my friend. I trust him. "

Elena obviously was about to argue just so I did not give her time to say anything else as I was making my way between the two hybrids before taking Felix outside with me. I rushed to join my SUV under the protests of my child's twin before slamming my door once inside the cabin.

I took a moment to regain my senses as Felix got in his turn before glancing at him as he turned to me in uncertainty. "Do you really trust me? "

"Felix ..."

"You know I'm under the influence of Klaus. Don't lie to me, I saw it in your look earlier." He declared darkly, making my eyes open, despite the agreement of the affirmation of my thoughts. "He ordered me to keep an eye on you. I thought it wouldn't change our relationship but ... Mila, I don't like it. You must believe me. I don't want to be his puppet."

I immediately put my hand on his shoulder to assure him of my support before trying to support his look with confidence. "I know, Felix. I know. But that doesn't change the fact that you're under his influence. Who knows what he might ask you to do next time."

"I can't help it, Mila!" Felix objected at once in frustration. " I hate that. It's like I feel ... ergh, this bastard is lucky to be sexy."

I found myself sketching a weak smile anyway before giving him a slight squeeze to get his attention. "Do you know where this sexy bastard is?"

"Do you, Mila Gilbert admit that Klaus is sexy?" Exclaimed the brown at once, making my eyes widen in embarrassment.

I recoiled immediately in my seat by withdrawing my hand before denying everything in block in the agitation. "What? N-no? I mean ... I was just trying to ... anyway, an idea of where he is?"

"You change the subject! "

"Felix!" I insisted impatiently and slightly embarrassed.

The brown kept his smile in place as he grabbed his phone before composing a quick and concise message. I gauged it attentively as he kept his eyes on the screen in expectation before receiving a notification almost instantly.

"Is it normal to be still disturbed by the fact that he uses new technologies so well?" He asked through his action, letting my eyes roll over to his distracted mind before he quickly switched on the light when he told me that Nik ... Niklaus was heading for the boarding house.

I was just out of the driveway when Felix turned back to me with a mischievous smile. "So, about the fact that you find Klaus sexy ..."

"It was just a damn joke! "

It seems that Felix was still the same and those even after being somehow enslaved to a foul character. The latter had simply decided to distract me throughout the trip to the boarding house. As a result, I was absolutely unprepared to surprise a conversation between Niklaus and Damon. The latter two were currently at opposite points of the library. Damon was currently serving two drinks including one for the infamous hybrid.

The latter seemed to widen his carnivorous smile at my sight before standing up as he took in my form with attentive eyes. "Mila, now, here is a person who can illuminate my darkest days."

He stepped forward in my direction before Damon's annoyed eyes, letting me just narrow my eyes to the hybrid with the double meaning of his statement. He wanted something from me. For anyone, it was a compliment to rally me to his side but after my many dreams, I knew him better than that. In addition to be a gentle and fearful human being of his father, Niklaus already had a small mischievous side.

So, it was not surprising to Milana that he turns out to be a skillful speaker with the words and innuendo in this life.

"Spare me this number and tell me what you want from me. Because you obviously want something, right?"I chided coldly as I walked down the few steps to the center of the library before glancing at the other vampire. "Otherwise you wouldn't be here. Because there is no way in hell that you both drinks quietly together. It would become a nightmare alive even more atrocious."

"Seriously? Is that your biggest concern?" Damon replied, rolling his eyes before turning to Klaus with a sub-adjective tone. "Question : Are you hanging on to my brother because your plan of great reunion with your lost love has failed? Mila is not easy. I should have warned you."

"Stefan?" I exclaimed with wide eyes as I immediately turned to Damon completely ignoring his teasing in bad taste. "Do you know where he is?"

"Exactly. Klaus is looking for Stefan and I've told him he has not shown his face since the homecoming incident and for good reason."

"But now that I think about it, maybe I made a mistake. Maybe you would be the best to tell me where our local ripper is. " Klaus insisted as he stepped towards me forcing me to straighten my shoulders as he filled in the little space between us. "After all, you and he are pretty close. "

I tried to ignore his warm breath and intoxicating musky odor as I supported his glowing iron blue eyes before swallowing to stabilize my voice. "You seriously think I'd ask Damon if I knew where he was. "

"You could lie."

The hybrid was smiling as he took another step into my personal sphere, forcing me to hold my breath, as I let my eyes fly briefly between his iron eyes and his pink lips. It appears to bring up the hybrid as he arched an amused eyebrow.

However, our little sphere was soon to be broken as Damon interposed quickly with a glass of his bourbon in the direction of Klaus. The hybrid was forced to take a step back as he took the glass with a smirk towards Damon while I released the breath that I had withheld without even realizing it.

Clearly overtaken by the imposing presence of the infamous hybrid, I decided to impose a certain distance between us before quickly crossing my arms against my chest to the sensation of tingling along my fingers.

In spite of everything, Milana was trying to resurface again. Clearly her attraction to Klaus remained and will probably remain as strong as ever. It was strange to think so when we knew that this attraction was above all the fruit of a machination of Ayanna to avoid tainting the line of witches Mikaelson. If only she knew what they would become later.

Nevertheless, I struggled to return to the present as I watched Klaus raise his glass to Damon."Cheers mate! "

"Down the hatch."

"You know, we've actually got a lot in common you and I. It's not just our interest common in our dearest Mila but at the moment, it's Stefan. Your baby brother has been getting himself into quite a lot of trouble lately and I'm not talking about the damage he's inflicted on your little complot to get me killed by my father."

I wrinkled my lips at Mickael's mention as I could still feel Milana's mixed emotions before focusing more on the hybrid spacing the library as if the places belonged to him.

"Maybe we're going to bond over our mutual loathing of my brother." Damon conceded, making me look at him dubiously.

He could not really be serious about Stefan. Although he was now all for Elena and I could perfectly understand his new behavior change.

Ok, that sounded maybe sour.

I knew full well that it was my choices that drove the vampire straight into my sister's arms. I was still not ready to act on the rest of my feelings but I could not help but feel an ounce of jealousy. Of course, it was not long before he turned me into an omnipresent splinter of guilt and shame as Klaus was also in the room. Now I felt seriously about to suffocate and I literally had to close my eyelids by turning my back on the two vampires to regain control of my emotions.

Once again, I could feel the sparks of unstable power along the mud of my fingers before taking a deep breath as I struggled to focus on Damon's voice.

"Why are you so mad at him? He stole something?"

However, I was not slow to regain control of myself as Klaus hastened to answer with a rather alarming fact. "My family, the Originals. I had them daggered, boxed-up awaiting the day when I saw fit to wake them. And he went in and pinched the bloody lot."

"Of course he did. Such a buzz kill, my baby bro. well, I'd love to find him. Just the trouble is, I sure as hell don't work for you."

"You did what?" I suddenly exploded in spite of myself.

The vampire duo simultaneously turned to me with variant expressions of surprise to realization for the hybrid as I suddenly found myself bridging the gap between us again with my hand up. Klaus did not have time to fully realize my action as I burst his glass against the nearest wall as a result of the anger.

"You, narcissist bastard!" I accused as I raised my hand again to send him across the room.

Only, it's without counting on the honed reflexes of the hybrid as he hastened to take back his surprise before heading straight for me. I barely had time to do anything that he grabbed my wrist before wriggling my arm behind my back in a key.

I let out a grunt of pain even though I could feel him holding back before suddenly catching Damon's nervous look. "Whoa, whoa ... sweet here. Your ex makes her somewhat emotional. She obviously didn't know what she was doing. "

"Seriously?" I hissed clearly still exasperated by the shameful actions of the hybrid, which was far too close for my sanity as I threw him a stinging look over my shoulder despite the pain. "Did you dagger Kol, Finn and Elijah? "

"Who ?"

I rolled my eyes to Damon's question before again focusing my fiery gaze on the hybrid. The latter supported me a little under the shock of my knowledge before suddenly release me by pointing at me. "If it relieves Milana, I was obliged. Of course, she would understand if she had been there."

"Bullshit, you would have dagger her too." I curse with animosity as I crossed my arms over my chest.

"Poppycock. I would never have dagger Milana." Objecta at once the hybrid of a sweetish tone letting me roll my eyes again.

Damon hastily emitted a disturbed hum, letting my inquisitor eyes rest on the vampire to see him shudder. "It's absolutely not confusing to see you talking about the 1,000-year-old entity lying beneath Mila's surface."

"Get used to it." I replied simply shrugging my shoulders before narrowing my eyes at the hybrid, shaking my head indignantly. " Когато мисля, че почти вярвам в спомените на Милана. Не ти пука за никого, освен за себе си. " (When I think I almost believed in Milana's memories. You don't care about anyone but yourself.)

Unfortunately, my insult and my use of the old viking language of the hybrid only served to further his interest as he showed again this irritating little smirk before leaving a guttural laugh as he advanced towards Damon.

"Ha, Mila. You never disappoint me. I came here to discuss an important subject but ... I think I got distracted. So, to get back to business." The hybrid exclaimed, pointing at me before turning to Damon again."You know, your drink stinks of vervain-so I can't compel you. There be no point in killing you because you're actually the one with the most help of getting me what I need. An yet it would seem a demonstration is in order. Perhaps I wasn't clear enough when I told you to find Stefan. Well, it seems you people respond best to displays of violence. Why don't you take this as an exemple of my reach…"

I held out despite the implication of the hybrid since I now knew him enough to know that he was only going by one and only rule of antiquity. Eye for eye and tooth for tooth. Klaus was a fervent admirer of the justice of the past, and he had no problem indulging in this kind of archaic pressure. But that did not inspire me with what he had in mind at the moment. I did not know why but Tyler and Felix's thought came back into my head and I suddenly found myself dreading what he planned much more than before.

I cocked my jaw as I watched the hybrid seize his phone to make a call before anxiously support the look of Damon as the latter looked for my gaze.

"There he is! So, that thing I told you to do-why don't you go ahead and get on with it?"

"Niklaus ..." I intervened immediately, taking a step forward in concern just as he hung up and turned to me with a wide smirk. "What did you do? "

"What needed to be done it seems to me. Don't take it personally, Mila." Klaus answered with a falsely sympathetic expression. "Thanks for the drink ..."

I was right about Klaus getting paid back and he did big time. Not only he had forced Felix but Tyler too. And his mission was twice as horrible as mine. This little friendship ride with my brother was part of his fucking psychotic plan from the beginning. In addition to keeping me supposedly protect, Felix had to keep me away from Jeremy and Tyler while the latter forced my twin to stop the vervain to remove his ring before staying still in front of a moving car. Fortunately, it did not happen as he had planned, but again, Alaric had been the one hit by the SUV and he had some kind of abnormal reaction to the usual one because Ric woke up while coughing some blood. He was killed by one of Klaus's hybrids so he should have had the same effect.

Damon wanted to bring me back with him, but I had many other plans. And besides, I had some things to do with my two best friends.
I was going to find Stefan, and Felix was going to help me.

But in the meantime, I still had to force this coward out of his damn hiding place before I finally blew his front door off his hinges.

"Felix Fucking Lockwood Fell! Open this damn door before I do it!" I drowned, drumming my fist with all my strength against the sturdy wood. "Felix! Now !"

I let out a new swearing as he seemed all but ready to confront me before grunting in frustration as I took a step back. I went back down the steps of his porch before looking up at his window just to narrow my eyes at the sight of the brown hastening to hide from the view. Only his moving curtain proved his presence.

I immediately brought my hands around my lips to amplify the range of my voice before stating my one and last warning for the young hybrid. "1 minute, Felix. 60 seconds. That's all I give you to open the damn door. After that, well ... you don't really want to know what happen after that!"

"Get the hell out of here!" Shouted in turn the brown by his window his ever show his shameful face. "Klaus compelled me to kill you if I go out."

"Fucking Liar!" I replied as I could feel my blood and Milana's boiling under my veins. "50, Felix. 49. 48. 47. 46. 45- "

I did not even have time to fully realize his move that he was suddenly at the entrance of his house leaving me narrow my eyes on him in irritation. The latter had the intelligence to look worried as I walked up the steps with a quick step.

Nevertheless, he seemed clearly ready for any type of treatment. Obviously, everything but the one I reserved for him since I was quick to throw him a bottle of blood filled with a sweet liquid immensely unpleasant for vampires and werewolves.

The athletic brown jumped in contact with the bottle against his chest before lowering his eyes between my hand and my face in total confusion. "What-what the hell? "

"Just drink! We will find Stefan and remind him that he must think about the collateral damage the next time he tries something against Klaus."

I did not wait a second more to turn on my heels waiting for the hybrid to follow me but I was not slow to ask in my movements as I realized his stable position.

I immediately gave an impatient look at the brown before swiveling quickly on my heels at the sight of his defiant expression. "I can always kick your little ass of fucking hybrid, you know."

"Do you really want to find Stefan or the coffins?"

"Uh ... Hello! You're the enslaved hybrid not me!" I recalled in the commotion knowing that he had pointed a certain valid point.

I just could not help thinking that Stefan had Kol's coffin and maybe even Elijah. It was simply unthinkable for me. They were still a heavy part of Milana's past and I had been strangely coming to care more about them in the last few months. Not to mention that Milana was fucking mad at Stefan for a reason unknown to me. All I knew was that it had to do with a certain deal, an invocation and a promise. I assumed that had to do with the time Stefan asked me to summon my ancestor in his little survival plan.

Anyway, I absolutely had to find Stefan and the coffins before someone seriously ended up getting hurt. Not to mention that I had an irresistible need to distract myself. I was too afraid of what I could do if I allowed myself to act on my instincts. These powers made me even more unstable and unpredictable than I was before.

"Do you plan to come yes or no?" I hissed between my teeth as the final answer, letting Felix gauge me for a moment in silence.

He readjusted his hold on the bottle in his hands before giving me a look in sign of question."What's in there? "

"Vervain. I don't know what it will do with your servitude but I hope we can at least avoid more accidents." I explained as I walk to my SUV as Felix finally decided to join me.

I pulled the door giving a sharp look at the hybrid waiting for him to empty the bottle before finally going up when he started to cough in pain. I waited until he finished the bottle in its entirety before finally putting the ignition to get out of his driveway.

"Where to start?"

Until now, Felix and I have been touring all the places where Stefan could hide. Even the family vault of Salvatore and he just seemed nowhere. To be honest, I was sincerely beginning to lose hope. Even Milana's localization spell was useless. This left only one reason and one reason only. Somehow through his extinct humanity and his desire for freedom, Stefan had managed to find the help of a witch. Obviously, it was not me.

I could not really stop feeling this deep feeling of betrayal again. I honestly thought he was trusting me again. And those even in his darkest state. After all, he had ask me to help him during Homecoming.

What could have changed during this short time?

"Hey!" Felix softly whispered, putting a hand on my shoulder to get my attention. " You're okay ?"

"If I'm fine? Felix, Jer was almost crushed like a pancake and Tyler, is the cause." I exploded indignantly before hitting the center of my steering wheel violently.

The hybrid was startled at my sudden gesture, letting my head fall into my hands at the familiar feeling of a headache. I tried to take a deep breath to try to dispel the pain before drowning Felix's worried questions. At least, until a familiar name succeeds in piercing through my pain.

I sat up suddenly taking a little cry worthy of a little girl of Felix before giving him a sharp look. " What did you say ?"

"Uh ..."

"About Bonnie. Repeat what you just said, Felix! "

The brown seemed to widen his eyes in the realization before moistening his dry lips as he hastened to repeat. "I said maybe she could ask the ancestors again. Or-"

"The witch's house!" I interrupted him suddenly in a burst of reason before surprising for the third time the brown as I threw myself around his neck this time. "You are a genius, Felix! "

"Uh thank you ? "

I did not give him time to say more as I pulled out again before rushing out of the side of the road. I pressed the accelerator well determined to find Stefan and the coffins. We were not long in arriving at the famous house where the witches had perished, leaving me to finally shut down the engine before moving back slightly into my seat in hesitation. I took a moment to look at the abandoned building before biting the inside of my cheek.

"So ? How does one operate? "

That took me out of my observation as I removed my belt before giving a look at Felix in the hustle and bustle. "You stay here. I need you to be the gay. Plus, I doubt that witches will deliberately let you in now. Even more if they agreed to participate in Stefan's little plan."

"I don't know if I should be impressed by your legendary sarcasm or by your way of making an insult a sign of concern."

I left in spite of myself a sly smile bending my nude lips before just shrugging my shoulders with mischief. "It's called multitasking."

I raised my eyebrows with a smirk before getting out of the cockpit to head for the trunk. I opened my gym bag weighing my weapon choices before simply choosing a good old wooden stake. The bow was too cumbersome and I doubted it would help me.

After all, I had enough power to handle an Original. I doubted that Stefan, even on a height of blood, could dethrone me. I was just hoping it was not going to come to such a level.

I returned to the front of the car before overtaking it on my way giving a last look at Felix as a warning sign. "Whatever happens, stay inside!"

I was not slow in slowly pushing the front door swallowing the feeling of energy emanating from the place. I wrinkled my lips as I could feel Milana getting more agitated in response before finally taking a first step inside. I waited a moment by closing my eyelids in nervousness before releasing my breath once I realized that the witches had nothing against me or my roommate. At least, for the moment.

I was getting back to work by scanning the place with a quick glance before moving further into the house. I was quick to descend a series of dilapidated stairs before suddenly stopping my race in a sort of basement filled with antique objects and cobwebs.

However, my senses were not disgusted by the sight but more alert to the feeling of a presence in the shadows. I immediately turned on my heels in response before holding my stake as a defense position.

"Stefan." I recognized as the vampire came out of the shadows with an apathetic look at me.

The latter leaned against the nearest beam before crossing his arms on his chest with phlegm."Get out of this house. You shouldn't have come. "

I tried to hold the burn of his rejection before checking my jaw as I straightened my chin with confidence. "Yeah? In this case, you might have had to think first about the collateral damage your actions would cause."

"There is always collateral damage." He simply replied nonchalantly as he stepped forward a little more into the light making my lips crease with a scoff.

I sniffed, looking away as I tried to contain my anger at a discount before glaring at the vampire. "He aimed Jer ! He almost killed Alaric! You have recovered your freedom. What do you need more?"

"Don't try to reason with me or try to understand my actions, Mila." Stefan intervened, seeming more bored by my appearance than by listening. "I wouldn't do what Klaus asks."

I let a deep sigh pass my lips in frustration before taking a step back by pinching the bridge of my nose to try to avoid another stupid headache.

Obviously, the sight of the weapon caught the vampire's attention as he was quick to draw my attention again. "The stake. It's for what?"

"Oh, that?" I asked, showing the shaped wood before just shrugging my shoulders."You know, they say it's very fashionable right now. No but what do you think it's for? I remind you that you were still chewing carotids a few weeks ago!"

A brief sense of hope crossed my chest as I saw a faint smile bend his lips before he disappeared almost immediately as he gauged me coldly. "You better leave. And take your precious hybrid away from here. I have not killed him yet because he's your friend."

"Ah, must not, it's too nice!" I commented sarcastically again before giving an indignant groan. "No, but are you listening at you lastly ?"

Stefan contented himself with thrusting his hands into the pockets of his leather jacket pocket before opening his arms wide open to me, leaning over with indifference. "You ... your sister ... and your little dramas ... that's not my problem anymore. "

I remained a moment totally motionless in front of his coldness chilling my bones and my heart in pain before swallowing. The rational part of my brain told me to just get out of here but I knew better. I knew Stefan was just doing it for revenge. He wanted to find a way to find what he had lost. Because for him, losing his humanity was nothing because in reality, he thought he had lost much more. I knew Stefan. I knew him so much that he was literally unable to just leave him in this damn mess.

So, I soon stuck my stake in the waistband of my jeans before crossing my arms on my chest as I began to pace absently the basement dimly lit by the rays of the sun. I gave a critical look at the dilapidated place under the watchful and somewhat disillusioned eyes of the vampire accompanying me before deciding to speak again.

"Why? Why didn't you ask for my help for your plan? You came to me the other night. We have always been together for the plans. At least most of your plans."

I could feel the heavy green forest look of the sandy blond on my back as he took a moment to answer me." I made a promise. "

"A promise ?" I repeated with a frown over my shoulder as I paused in my stimulation before turning on my heels to face him. "What promise? "

Stefan held my gaze for a moment as if he weighed the pros and cons before just stepping back into the light. "Have you always been so stubborn and boring?"

"The act of repelling me? Yeah, it will not work." I warily told him as I walked towards him until there was no space between us before raising my chin to support his unreadable gaze."What a promise, Stefan! "

"Milana." Was his only answer as he held my intense blue gaze under the dim lighting. "She asked me to keep you away from it all."

"And you did it? Why ? I'm not your problem anymore." I recollected maliciously before leaving a cold smile on my lips as I noticed the slight tic in his square jaw.

I left an amused breath before taking a seat on the only furniture still functioning in this old shack. I ran my hand over the seat to remove the dust before sitting down, giving a falsely impressed look at the vampire as I blew the dust off my fingers. "Nice second home. It's very ... Nostradamus 2.0."

"What are you still doing here, Mila?" Stefan sighed impatiently as he leaned against the beam again, crossing his ankles. "There is nothing for you here."

"Think again." I was aiming instantly, giving him a confident look. "The coffins, Stefan. I want to see them."

The blond / brown immediately frowned at me before he looked at me more mistrustfully."Why? "

"You know me, mere morbid curiosity."

Stefan immediately dropped a tick of his tongue against his palate at the ironie before leaving a false smile on his lips. " Exactly. I know you too well, Mila. You always have a plan behind your head. That's why I admire your spirit. You're honest. At least, usually. It's not like you to lying to get what you want. And besides, it doesn't really work for you."

"Fine." I gave in impatience before playing directly on the table."I know they're here. I can feel them. And don't lie to me because you're in the best position to know that if you can bluff me, you can't fool Milana."

"I'll tell you. If you tell me first what you want."

"Seriously? Do you really want to play the one who shows it first?" Stefan narrowed his lips in a smile visibly amused by my slip of the tongue making me roll my eyes before leaning on my thighs to straighten me up. "Fine. I want to make sure they're alive. Or at least, not dead and perfectly asleep."

Stefan immediately frowned at my honest answer before shaking his obviously confused head. " Why ?"

"Milana." I confessed in a half-truth. "You owe her that."

I supported his gaze as he seemed to take his time to analyze me before suddenly turning on his heel, letting me look at his back in the interrogation. I had a moment to recover from my surprise before retaining a swear word as I hastened to follow him.

However, I certainly did not expect to arrive in a new room filled with four old coffins. Almost immediately, a charge of energy froze me on the spot letting my fists clench to contain the magic as best I could.

A fact that Stefan seemed to be quickly aware as he hastened to get closer to me by putting a hand on my shoulder. "Hey, what's up? "

"Make me ... Stefan ... make me ..." I tried to catch my breath before suddenly coughing as Stefan transported me back to the other room.

I slowly caught my breath as the energy charge gradually left my limbs before swallowing at Stefan's question. "What was that? "

"Too much power." I gasped, rubbing my neck before narrowing my lips in an angry breath."At least we're sure it's his family. "

"Yeah. I already had confirmation."

I immediately gave a vampire's flat look for his useless addition before sitting on the chair to catch my breath. "I think I'll stay here for a while."

"It's a bad idea, Mila."

"Yeah? So, luckily, I didn't ask for your opinion. "

Stefan rolled his eyes at my persistence before returning to the coffins room, letting my eyes roll in my turn. Finding the real Stefan was going to be a long and tenuous process.

I did not even count the hours I had spent here or even the number of steps I had made during my observation of the four walls around me. I looked more like a caged lion than someone deliberately staying here. Every now and then, my gaze would be on the opening to the coffins and each time, I found myself walking in this direction before stopping at the entrance. I did not really know why I could not come in but Milana had her own little theory. According to her, it was simply an overload imposed by the dead witches. A kind of insurance policy.

Obviously, they did not trust me completely.

"Stefan?"

I froze at the understanding of my sister's familiar voice traveling through the thin, dilapidated walls before giving an alert look at the newcomer. Stefan hastened to catch my eye before waving me to remain quietly and quietly where I was. So I just rolled my eyes when the vampire fainted in the thin air before hearing his throaty voice speak to my sister. I did my best to ignore their little conversation about my brother before taking my phone out of my jeans to distract me.

However, Elena's screaming voice soon broke my bubble of concentration again and I could only grimace at the agreement of a slap being delivered.

And yeah, Elena gave slap bitch.

I shook my head as my sister's thunderous steps were quick to echo in the house before straightening myself by pocketing my phone as Stefan entered the room where I was.

The latter immediately looked for my eyes allowing me to sign his cheek with my chin. "She slapped you. "

"Yeah. "

"Predictable. "

Stefan immediately gave me a flat look at my useless commentary just letting me shrug my shoulders as an answer.

However, the vampire soon froze again as he motioned for me to remain calm. Soon enough, screams of agony echoed in the mansion before Damon literally flew across the room in an attempt to avoid the rays of the sun. The latter lands behind one of the shelves still intact before rolling on the floor moaning.

"Say so! "Hailed Stefan now sitting in the chair I used to be in." Impressive. "

I immediately rolled my eyes as the vampire stood up, letting him give him a flat look."Is it going to be one of those times when you're going to talk and talk without ever doing anything?"

"Mila?" Damon moaned in surprise and disbelief as he stood up dusting himself off before avoiding the rays of the sun again, moaning."The hell you're doing here?"

"I'm in control, Damon. You can leave." I intervened impatiently, receiving an angry glare from the dark vampire.

"Ha, see! If you think I'll leave you here on top of that you're even more naive than I thought."

I clenched my jaw at his insult before crossing my arms over my chest as Stefan strode strangely to my side."The coffins are not here. You can really leave. And I think if Mila wants to stay, she stays."

"I don't care about these damn coffins!" Damon growled, still a little breathless. "I came to talk to you."

"Ok, so let's talk."

I immediately raised my hand to the ceiling in the abandonment before taking again place in my chair. They did not really know how to do that, talk.

"Nothing is ever easy with you, huh? "

I did not know the feeling of Stefan's amused look at me before I tried to ignore the fraternal struggle going through the rooms of the house to the outside. Instead, I just opened the conversation with Felix on my phone to find out if there was any update on the case of Klaus and my brother.

However, this affair only lasted a while as the brother duo seemed to take literally hours to get past their differences. I had to admit that it was a pretty busy year, but we had more issues to deal with now. And again, it was difficult to do anything else with Damon when you knew him well. The guy was literally a freaking case in need of psychotherapy. I was still wondering how I did most of the time to handle the vampire. So now two, it was definitely the icing on the cake.

Although if I gave it a deeper thought, all the supernatural beings around me seemed perfect subjects for therapies. Honestly, a psychotherapist really found his happiness here. Between the narcissistic and paranoid psychopathic hybrid, the vampire addict and the other completely psychotic. Missing more than a homicidal maniac was coming in and we would have the biggest case of mental illness in town.

And I was rumbling again.

I let a long, frustrated sigh go through my lips as I looked up at the ceiling impatiently before getting up from the chair at the step-by-step approach.

"Finally!" I sighed, slamming my palm against my thigh as Stefan made his way back into the room before taking a break at the sight of the next vampire. "Uh ... I missed an episode?"

Damon shrinks his stormy blue eyes on my form visibly at odds with my presence before giving Stefan a frustrated look. "What happened to just us two?"

"Mila is free to do what she wants. And her chances of being hurt by Klaus is minimal."Stefan explained, rational.

I gave a shared look at the vampire's back before turning to Damon's outraged objection."Okay, it's not going to do it. She's out or it's nothing."

"Excuse me ? Who the hell are you to choose for me?" I mocked in disbelief and annoyance.

In a moment, the exasperating vampire was in my face with a look visibly stuck on his pale face. "Someone trying to protect you and your sister."

"Thanks for the consideration but I think I will pass." I replied immediately, trying again to ignore this feeling of jealousy as I pushed the vampire out of my way.

Only, it was not counting on his rapid reflexes as he immediately grabbed my wrist in a firm hold before making me twirl in front of him. I had no choice but to catch myself on his shoulders, suddenly letting me unconsciously hold my breath as I was immersed in his intense irises. At that moment, I was strangely reminded of a time when my heart was racing at the least of his touchs. A time when I was too much confused to fully understand the scope of my feelings.

Unfortunately, this was before and I felt nothing except a feeling of complete uncertainty and fear. Afraid because I was afraid to feel these feelings with someone else. Someone much more despicable than Damon. Nevertheless, I could not ignore the vampire's tension as I saw him staring at my half-open lips, nibbling his lip before he looked back at my eyes.

I stood for a moment in silence in his eyes before trying to clear my throat pushing me off his chest. "Hm ... yeah, I'll stay."

With that, I did not even know the vampire's heavy look on my back or even Stefan's as I was facing him before beckoning Damon to head for the coffins room. The latter seemed mute as he passed me without ever taking his eyes off me before taking a break as he saw that only Stefan entered the room.

"Ha, why do I feel the trap ?"

"Mila can't come in." Stefan simply replied as I rolled my eyes open in boredom.

The vampire shrinks his blue eyes on me in suspicion before turning back to his brother in resignation. "Ha, I'll take the bait. "

"Thanks god."

I watched the duo finally enter the other room before attempting to make a point about my feelings again. I honestly did not know how to handle things now. I knew that Damon and I had made a compromise but I also knew that he felt something deeper for me. Or at least that was what his actions suggested. And on the other hand, I knew he had and probably would forever have his feelings for my sister. Stefan and Elena's relationship has never been a duo but a trio from the beginning. And those even if none of them seemed yet ready to accept it.

At this point, I began to seriously regret not having let my place to Milana to manage my feelings. She was definitely black and white in her way of thinking. Me, I let myself be buried too much by the shades of gray.

Unfortunately, it seems that my feelings were going to be harsh again as Damon was soon out of the room with this famous look. The one who announced strictly nothing good. And to be ominous, it really was. It seems that Jer had completely derailed on the dark side during my absence. He had himself shot an arrow into the heart of a Klaus hybrid lackey before beheading him with our meat grinder. He then accompanied Alaric to the hospital, which left Damon the task of cleaning up the mess as Elena and I emptied the red blood in our sink.

I held a grimace as I felt a drop ricochet on my jaw literally taking me to a break before dropping dryly the cloth soaked in the bucket lying on the floor of our kitchen. I brought my hand to protect my lips with plastic gloves to prevent nausea before I closed my eyelids, looking away under the watchful and caring eyes of my older sister.

I could feel Milana's emotions towards Elena transcend with my current disgust, letting my jaw clench as she approached me. "Mila ... I can finish if you-"

"No!" I interrupted instantly with my hand up to keep her from getting closer before grabbing the bucket on the floor and heading for the sink." Move."

The brunette did exactly that letting me empty the contents of the bucket before resting it on the edge of the sink to take care of cleaning the towel stained with blood.

"I made a deal with Klaus."

It had the gift of stopping me clean in my cleaning as I held an expletive explode and snapped the soaked towel to face her in an alarming calm. "You did what ?"

"I gave him Rebekah." Elena admitted nervously, playing with her fingers in apprehension. "I can't count on Stefan anymore."

I nibbled inside my cheek as I could feel Milana's bored gratitude along my veins before simply nodding my head in order to resume my activity.

Only I could feel the incredulous look of my sister as she stepped closer to me." That's all ? You're not going to say anything?"

"What should I say?" I asked flatly as I kept my back to her by focusing my attention on our little window overlooking the garden.

"Our little brother has literally beheaded a man, Mila." She exclaimed visibly still shocked, letting me turn on my heels again in apathy.

Honestly, it was nothing compared to what Milana had done during her first transformations. The sight of a beheaded man was child's play compared to the memories I had to relive helplessly all summer long.

"He did the right thing to save Ric."

Elena immediately frowned at me in disbelief before shaking her head in the hustle and bustle. "But what could have happened to you, Mila? It's not normal everything happens to us. Jer should not have to live this. You even less."

Honestly, it was the straw that broke the camel's back. After all that had happened to us, I sincerely thought that Elena had at least managed to realize that it was now our reality. There was absolutely nothing we could do except try to survive. And if beheading one or two hybrids on the way was the solution then so be it. It was our life now and it was time for her to get up to speed.

"No, but in what world do you live, Elena?" I exclaimed in indignation. "You sincerely thought that things would become normal after all that happened to us last year? That you could resume your little quiet life after being sacrificed on an altar? Let's be honest here, it was only a matter of time before you hit Klaus again. As for Jer, he does what it takes to survive. Flash info : it's what we all do. I sincerely thought that you finally understood but I was wrong. You're still in your world of teddy bears. It's a miracle that you're still alive."

Elena seemed about to cry as I saw the slight shine in her brown hazel eyes as she shook her head under the emotion. "You can't ... it's not you talking. It's-"

"Stop! Stop putting everything on Milana's back!" I exploded in a cry of pure anger just as all the glassware surrounding us exploded under my charge of power.

Elena gave a cry of surprise as she ducked down on the floor, bringing her hands to her face to protect herself as I found myself looking at the debris now littering our ground with heavy, plowed breath. I stepped back into the counter unconsciously before suddenly raising my head as Damon rushed in just to analyze the damage in disbelief before rushing to Elena at the sight of her curling position.

"Elena!" He exclaimed as he helped her get up through her tremors before grabbing her thin face to hold her frightened look. "You're okay ? Nothing to break? What's happened ?"

In response, Elena just looked up at me, leaving Damon to turn his head in my direction. I held his gaze for a moment swallowing before deciding to flee into the security of my room. I slammed the door behind me to lean against it before grabbing my hand to control my trembling feeling of urgency along my fingers. I threw my head against the hardwood to try to regain control before whispering under my breath to appease Milana at the same time.

Unfortunately, it seems that I was far from imagining what my absence had allowed Elena to imagine. Even worse, I could not believe I'd let them do that. But still, did my opinion actually count against that of Elena's. It would seem that no since I found myself saying goodbye to my twin brother. One of the only few pillars in my life that kept me sane in this crazy world.

I walked slowly out of my room to join Jer's just to stop in my steps as I saw the latter preparing his bags completely ignorant of the subterfuge that Elena had plotted with Alaric and Damon. The latter once again took the liberty of mind of my brother to compel him to leave the city. He was going to live with friends of the family in Denvers. He would again become that shell of himself and I would not even be there to point him again.

It was probably the last straw for me.

I definitely could not stay in this house anymore. Not with Elena. Not after what she had done to our brother.

I immediately shook my head as I turned on my heels to join my room. I rushed straight for my dresser pulling my travel bag off the floor before throwing it open on my bed. I went quickly and methodically back and forth between the bag and my dresser before suddenly feeling frozen at the feeling of a new presence in my room.

"What are you doing here ?" I asked coldly as I went back and forth across the floor of my room.

"You're going somewhere?"

"What can it do to you?" I yelled placidly as I tightened my grip on the neck of a tee in exasperation. "You shouldn't go obey Elena's finger and eye? "

In the space of a moment, a light gust of wind blew my hair out of my face before Damon found himself suddenly facing me forcing me to hold my ground as I narrowed my eyes at him.

"She saved his life."

"Right, Elena. A real good Samaritan." I hissed hatefully as I pronounced her name with venom.

I was trying to overtake him again only he grabbed my wrist stopping me as I lowered my eyes on his hand holding me in place. I jabbed my jaw as I cursed these confused remnants again before looking up at the vampire. I supported his bluish look as he looked at my face for a moment before drawing me back to him, letting me release the T-shirt I held in my hands. I could feel my heart speeding up in my chest despite myself as I could now feel his minty breath mixed with a bourbon afterglow fading on my lips.

"Damon." I warped in an uncontrolled whisper, catching the vampire's attention again as he raised his eyes to gauge me with even more intensity.

At this point, I could literally feel and hear my heart pounding along my veins. It was as if his mere presence managed to trigger a kind of torrent in me. And yet, I could not deny Milana's obvious and clear discomfort and rejection. Because it also reflected my feelings. My body may still be reacting to Damon's touch just like my heart. Only, my heart was only a simple organ.

I could not trust my heart. Hence the reason I finally released the breath that I had held all this time before breaking our eye contact to gauge his pale hand holding my wrist in place. I wrinkled my lips as I slowly removed his hand before raising my head to support his eyes again, shaking my head.

"No, Damon. Don't make me act like the wicked. You know that-"

"I know what ?" Snapped the vampire sharply as he abruptly took a step back visibly offended. "The truth is I don't know anything anymore, Mila. The last time you were in town-"

"Things were different!" I said quickly as I took another step back.

Damon left a scoff shaking his head as he paced the room before abruptly returning to me in the hustle and bustle. " Different ? Damn right, things were different. They were worse. I had spent the whole year feeling guilty because I thought I wanted something. I thought I wanted my brother's girlfriend when in reality I wanted and still want my brother's best friend. And you want to know the irony? It seems she's still the only person able to pierce the crazy side of my brother."

I carefully gauged the vampire carefully knowing that this kind of conversation could end with a bloodbath. That was why I was always afraid to speak openly with Damon. He was a time bomb and although I had no problem pushing his buttons, I knew he had a limit. There was always a point where he totally ended up losing control. He just didn't know how to handle his feelings while I did not recognize mine most of the time.

It was another point that comforted me in my choice not to give in to my reactions to the vampire.

"I want you to leave." I exploded suddenly interrupting the vampire as he narrowed his lips in a thin line to look at me intently.

I immediately crossed my arms on my chest as I could feel the goosebumps along my neck before swallowing in apprehension. The vampire just seemed to freeze as he gauged me in a quick moment of reflection before suddenly getting back into action in a moment of impulsiveness.

"You know what ? If you tell me to leave, at least I can get fired for a real reason."

"Damo-"

I did not really have the time or even the strength to say anything as the vampire literally rushed on me before taking my face between his hands to lay his lips against mine. My first thought was to simply send him to the nearest wall. Only, it was enough that the vampire applied a little more pressure and I felt suddenly lose all my resolution. I even surprised myself to leave a breath of contentment, allowing the vampire to deepen the kiss as he brought his cool hand to my neck. I brought my own hand against the nap of his neck while closing my eyelids without even realizing it.

However, Milana definitely had a greater influence on my own body as I soon felt the energy charge along my fingers making me react on instinct.

I withdrew suddenly bringing my hand to my lips still in shock of my action before turning my back. "Go away, Damon. I said go away!"

Unsurprisingly, the explosion of my bedside lamp accompanied my command, letting me fall to the ground in too much emotion.