Cami should have known that things were too good to last. The day after Christmas she had just laid her son in the living room and stepped into the kitchen to fix Hope a snack. She had just set a bowl of grapes on the counter when the alarm blared. She rushed into the living room half expecting it to be a false alarm. She saw a man standing over her son trying to get through his shield. She didn't hesitate before shoving her hand through his chest and ripping out his heart. She tossed it to the ground and lifted the screaming baby. As Freya, Klaus and Elijah rushed into the room they were taken aback by what they saw. Elijah spoke to Rebekah who was about to enter.

"Go upstairs and keep Hope in her room."

Klaus approached Cami carefully. "Camille?"

She looked at him and was confused by the look on his face. He looked weary. She looked down and saw that she was covered in this man's blood and now so was her son. She looked at the dead body on the floor and started to feel herself tremble. Klaus guided her to a nearby chair and had her sit.

"Is he alright?"

She looked her son over and nodded. Klaus looked back at Elijah who seemed to understand.

"Kol."

Kol appeared next to his brother and took in the scene before him. Together they carried the corpse and the heart out of the room. Freya started cleaning up. Klaus hesitated before gently taking his son from Cami and speaking while his eyes stayed on Cami's face.

"Freya could you clean him up?"

Freya stood and took her nephew. Klaus looked at Cami and spoke quietly.

"Camille you did what you had to do."

Her voice shook as she spoke. "I killed someone."

He sighed. "He was going to hurt our baby."

She looked at his face. "That doesn't make it feel right."

She stood and walked upstairs. She started the shower and dropped her bloody clothes into a pile. She then stepped inside and that is when the weight of what happened hit her. She turned the water up until it burner her skin. She then started scrubbing the blood off. When she finally stepped out she pulled her hair into a bun then slipped on a pair of black leggings and a lavender v neck tee. She threw her bloody clothes into a trash bag then walked downstairs. She started scrubbing the blood on the carpet in the den. She doused it with bleach until the smell burnt her nose. Freya walked in and knelt down.

"Cami I can do that."

Cami ignored that and stood. "Add bleach to the grocery list."

She dropped a bloody sponge and baby blanket into the bag along with her clothes before walking out of the room. Klaus walked in just after she left and caught the look on Freya's face.

"What?"

"This is going to hit her later."

He sighed. "I know."

"Cami is a good hearted person and she just killed someone. She is going to blame herself."

"I get it Freya."

"Do you? Nik you kill and don't think twice, but Cami...she's not like you."

He knew she had a point. Later that night Cami was already in bed when Klaus walked in. He checked on their son before stepping into the shower. When he walked back into their bedroom Cami was eerily quiet. He slid into bed and she spoke softly.

"Why do I feel guilty? He was here to kill our son and yet I feel guilty for killing him."

Klaus sighed. "Because you are a good person Cami. You want to see the good in everyone."

She nuzzled into his neck and broke down crying. Klaus let her cry on him until she finally drifted off to sleep.

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When Cami woke the next morning she felt weird. She walked downstairs and found Klaus and Freya talking in the den. They both paused when she entered. She raised her hands.

"I am not going to freak out."

Klaus cracked a small smile. She sat down and watched as the others trickled downstairs. Hope walked in with her arms full of her new art supplies. She sat down and set things up on the coffee table. She had just started painting when the alarm went off. Klaus and Rebekah were the first upstairs. Rebekah grabbed her nephew and looked him over. She then turned to Klaus and cocked her brow.

"There is no one in here."

Klaus looked around. Cami walked in and looked at them.

"Is he okay?"

Rebekah nodded and handed the baby over. Then Klaus spoke to them.

"I don't have a new scent in here."

Cami cocked her brow. "Meaning?"

"Meaning unless they are odorless and invisible, no one was here."

Later that morning Klaus was pacing and would snap at Freya randomly.

"How is it possible that the alarm is malfunctioning?...we're suppose to be keeping him safe...you're suppose to be one of the most powerful witches that are still alive..."

Freya was rubbing her temples frustrated. Elijah walked in and spoke to Klaus.

"Vincent has found something on that symbol. He wants us to meet him at St. Annes."

Klaus shook his head. "With the alarm malfunctioning I can not go anywhere."

Elijah opened his mouth to argue but Rebekah interrupted. She looked at Cami curious.

"Camille, where was the baby the other day when the alarm went off but Kol found no one here?"

Cami thought. "He was in here. I was getting Hope a juice box."

"And today he was upstairs..." Her eyes widened. "Cami set him in the swing."

Cami cocked her brow but did it. Rebekah then led everyone into the hallway where they could still see the baby but he couldn't see them. Klaus started to get frustrated.

"What are we doing?"

Rebekah rolled her eyes. "Patience brother."

A minute later the baby started to cry. Cami moved forward to grab him but Rebekah held him back. Then the alarm started to blare. They all looked around but didn't see any one. Rebekah smiled and nodded.

"He is setting off the alarm."

Cami grabbed him and put two and two together. "Because he figured out when it goes off we all come running."

Elijah smiled. "He wants attention."

Klaus chuckled and brushed his finger over his son's cheek. "Just like his father. Using his gifts to get what he wants."

Cami rolled her eyes. Freya looked at them and spoke calmly.

"So now that we know it is him and not the alarm, how about you and Camille go with Rebekah to meet Vincent and Elijah, Hayley, Kol and I can stay here with the kids?"

Cami hesitated but Hayley smiled.

"It would do you some good to get out of the house."

She nodded. "Okay."

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Klaus and Cami led the way into the church. Vincent had a fire going and was talking to Marcel. When he saw them he spoke quickly.

"An eight year old boy from my group has gone missing."

Cami cocked her brow. "And that has to do with the symbol how?"

He showed them a leather bound journal with the same symbol on it. Klaus looked stunned.

"What is it?"

"An instruction manual."

"For what?"

"Advanced dark magic. Beyond what I have ever seen before."

Rebekah looked curious. "Where did you find it?"

Vincent opened it and Cami quickly understood. He spoke eerily.

"It's written in my handwriting yet I don't remember writing it."

Klaus looked closer. "So you have used it before?"

"I think that I have."

They all waited for him to explain. He sighed and motioned for them to sit. Marcel sat across from them. Vincent spoke quietly.

"Around the time you all came to town Eva and I were living just outside of the quarter. Witches weren't safe so we hid."

Marcel turned away guilty. Vincent continued.

"An afternoon like any other changed everything. Eva had gone into the quarter to grab dinner and she ran into Sophie Deveraux. She told her that Eva was pregnant." He looked chocked up. He took a deep breath before explaining more. "After hearing that I was going to be a father I wanted my child to be able to practice their magic because of the joy it would feel. I never wanted my child to live in fear of it's gift. So I looked into some other forms of magic that would make me powerful enough to take down Marcel. But it consumed me. I started to go kinda crazy. And it required sacrifices. At first just snakes and my pet bird. But then Eva wanted to help and...that's when she started sacrificing children. She would kill other witches children just to gain more power for herself."

Rebekah almost looked shaken. She spoke quietly.

"What happened to her?"

"I tried to cure her. Get the...thing away from her that I had brought into our home. But it destroyed her mind instead. The Eva I had known was long gone. Instead this power hungry person took her place. But in the process of curing her I killed not only her but also our baby."

Cami felt a tear slide down her face. She wiped it away and spoke to him.

"So if this symbol is being seen again..."

"Someone else is using the magic. And this kid disappearing is only the beginning. It will need to be fed and children are its favorite prey."

"This thing could come for Hope?"

"If it hasn't already. The baby too."

Klaus shook his head. "Not if I have anything to say about it."

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Freya was holding her nephew during dinner. Klaus and Cami had filled everyone in except for Hope as they didn't want to frighten her. Cami looked and Klaus and whispered.

"Now?"

He nodded and cleared his throat to get everyone's attention. "Camille and I have something we would like to tell you all."

Rebekah made a face. "If you two are expecting again I swear to you Nik I will..."

"Not that. We have decided on a baby name."

Kol smirked. "Well it's about time."

Klaus ignored him and smiled at his son. "We decided to name him after the strongest man that we know. Someone that will protect him no matter what."

They all looked slightly confused. Cami took her son from Freya and smiled.

"And also we named him after a character in a Shakespeare story."

Hayley made a face. "Please tell me that you did not name this kid Romeo or Claudius or Demetrius."

They laughed. Klaus smiled with pride.

"This is Regan Elijah Mikaelson."

They all grinned. Elijah stood and hugged his brother before taking his nephew into his arms.

"Welcome to the family Regan Elijah."

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