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There were moments his soul would momentarily separate from his body leaving his mind swinging between the life-like nightmare he'd been trapped in and the hallucinations he couldn't evade. With the unendurable pain that crippled his lower body, it left him on pins and needles. The air couldn't reach his lung because of the non-existing massive chunk stuck in his throat. Yet his heart beatings remained steady, unaffected by the agony his body had been afflicted with. With every slight attempt of moving, his aching muscles uncontrollably contracted which caused him total numbness. The pain was unbearable; his joints itched to crack but were maintained still by a supernatural force that even he wasn't able figure out. He couldn't cry or scream as though his mouth was gagged by his own lips. His baby's crying that echoed the room somehow lulled him. As much as he hated hearing her crying, her sobbing, for the first time, had unexpectedly helped him connect with the bit of sanity that was left on him. It drew him like a mystical magnet from the grim darkness that immersed his mind.
Hayley was pacing up and down the study with her fingers tangled in her hair. Klaus clearly blacked out, not showing any hint of liveliness. Desperately, she slapped him twice, shook him violently and even poured a whole bottle of wine on his head. But all her numerous attempts was to no avail. Soon, it occurred to her to check on the mysterious scar to see if it had something to do with the incident. Hayley ripped his sweater open and was appalled at the dark mark that marred his beautiful chest. It got bigger and darker which made her blench in horror. What was she supposed to do?
She nervously picked up Klaus' mobile that was tossed away on one of the marble wood tables and hastily dialed Freya's number. Her shaking hands could barely keep the phone pressed against her ear. The not-available beep got her hopping mad. She cursed the unreliability of technology when it was most needed and threw the mobile violently on the couch. Hope's shrieking turned into deafening screaming which urged her mother to race back to the nursery. If there was something Hayley had noticed so far in Hope's behavior is whenever her daughter's crying went more high-pitched, it usually bespoke an ominous threat.
Hope was crying her heart out hysterically and even the presence of her mother couldn't soothe her discontent. Hayley had never seen Hope in this state, not even when Jack died. With shaken hands, she lifted her and asked her softly "what's wrong with you sweety ?". Hope blinked her teary eyes in frustration and called out "Dada!"
"Dada is out, I must leave now but I'll be back, understand!" with a fond look, she promised her daughter and put her back to bed.
Hayley wandered aimlessly around the hall. It occurred to her to ask Elijah for help but preferred calling Freya as she was more acquainted with the whole scar thing. Though deep down, she knew the true reason why she avoided Elijah was their last reunion which culminated in a heart breaking confession of love that neither of them expected to hear. His voice, his face and even the mere mention of his name reminded her of how cruel she was. She brought delight to his ears when she uttered the L word and ruthlessly broke his heart afterwards when she made it crystal clear she couldn't be with him. What can possibly be worse than feeling unworthy of someone's love because of a dead person that happened to be chosen over him?
Hayley let out a heavy sigh and moved back to the study. As she opened the door, her mouth dropped open when she didn't find Klaus in the room. "Where the hell did he go?".She muttered.
"Klaus !" the house rang with her callings.
The French window was closed and so were the rest of the windows which made the whole inquiry defy any common logic. He couldn't be after all hiding inside one of the porcelain vases. She could sense his presence somewhere but still couldn't identify his whereabouts. There was no sign of intrusion otherwise she would have sensed the invader. This sick game of hide and seek made her go ballistic.
She stormed out of the study and headed to the entrance of the house. She could smell it, his scent, and it was getting close. Did he turn into a ghost? She broke in a cold sweat as she heard light footsteps coming from behind. The unexplainable fear that crippled her body all of a sudden wasn't something she had ever experienced.
Hayley turned around cautiously to face Klaus' unrecognizable face. She gasped in horror at the sight of the dark purple veins that formed around his golden eyes. His baleful regard got her to shiver in her place. She slowly aimed her hand towards his face but a sharp growl caused her to withdraw fast. He eyed her dangerously, slipping into an offensive stance while she maintained a defensive one. Something about his deadly look suggested the possibility of him being possessed or probably cursed with a dark magic. She looked into his piercing golden eyes hoping to find a shred of the old Klaus she knew. Except that the monstrous beast that was standing before her was nothing like the beast she had known for the past 3 years. It appeared that his part wolf had finally come to the fore, overshadowing the vampire one.
"Klaus! You scared the wit of me. Where have you been?" She asked nervously trying to handle the conversation with kid gloves.
He released a loud groan, exposing his venomous fangs. She, however, backed up distrustfully.
"Klaus, do you even listen to me?" she asked again trying her best to conceal the fear in her voice.
Without breaking eye contact with her, he tramped along thunderously like a feral beast. At that point, Hayley considered the option of snapping his neck in order to protect herself and Hope from Klaus' untamed alpha-male side that had suddenly manifested.
"Klaus! It's me Hayley!" She lowered her eyes toward the grey hole on his chest which began to turn black. With the blink of an eye, his both hands were wrapped around her neck making her pant like a fish out of water. His cold eyes bore into hers; eying her while she writhed uncontrollably under his grasp.
" Klauuus …." she implored him piteously but Klaus remained unaffected by her pleas.
The hybrid swore she could hear the breaking of her own upper vertebrae as he tightened his grip. Regardless the pain, she didn't tear her eyes from his. Her persisting look finally succeeded to trigger something in him as his murderous look broke slowly into confused frown. A thick bluish shade began to form around his pupils that soon replaced the golden one. Shorty, His iris regained its icy blue color and the veins around his eyes slowly faded away. His face had eventually retrieved its human features.
A sigh of relief escaped from Hayley's chest as he released her neck from his deadly grip. But she was mistaken when she thought that the original hybrid went back to normal. Before she could enjoy the ability of breathing again, Hayley suddenly felt Klaus' fingers tangled in her hair as he started pulling it back in a very harsh fashion, causing her to scream in pain. She attempted to end this perpetual assault by throwing a punch on the face. Before her fist could land on his face, he grabbed it swiftly and brought it behind her back, leaving her completely paralyzed. Within a second, his body was pressed violently against hers. Their bodies collided awkwardly and Hayley found herself in a very embarrassing position that reminded her of their sole moment of intimacy; the night they conceived Hope. He oddly rubbed the tip of his nose against her collarbone and began to sniff it like a lion whiffing a dead stag. That slight contact sent shiver down in her spine like a prude. She could have snapped his neck with her free right hand but abstained from making any physical movement for some reasons she herself couldn't justify. Perhaps it was due to his heady lingering scent of wild jasmine mixed with fresh blood that exquisitely penetrated her nostrils. At least that was what her mind kept telling her. Or maybe she needed this familiar moment of closeness so badly and didn't want to spoil it.
Hayley took her courage in both hands and whispered in his ear "Klaus … do you even listen to me?"
Freya was pacing up and down the compound nervously with her phone on the hand making Elijah go dizzy as his eyes had been following her for more than half an hour.
"It was perhaps a bad idea to cast that cheesy spell of Kol. It left us completely unable to reach them now" said Elijah while flipping the pages of his favorite book.
"It was supposed to protect them Elijah, I didn't want them to be tracked neither by witches nor by technological devices. You know how easy it is to track someone with a cell phone that's why I made sure the house must be shielded from any intruders or spies. As long as they're inside, no one can reach them on their phone and if they want to make a phone call, they can simply do it outside." Freya explained to him anxiously.
"Now that we can't call them given the signal jamming spell you made, we are facing two scenarios. Either they're out and had forgotten to take their phones along, something our modern-day brother wouldn't risk doing and I presume the same with Hayley, or a bad thing happened to them and I have the bad feeling it's the case. So, sister, tell my two not-so-friendly brothers to behave during my absence because I'm going to California right now" He stood up as soon as he finished the last word.
"Brother, I won't risk losing you so please let me go and stay here. Fin and Kol's bickering might get worse and they need you here more than I." Freya grabbed Elijah's arm to prevent him from leaving. He looked at her fondly and said "I'm quite sure were our enemy had the white oak and was to choose between ending me or my brother, he wouldn't waste such a powerful weapon on killing the foolish sentimental brother and spare the Infamous Original Hybrid. It's Klaus and his little family who are in danger Freya and I will not forgive myself if something bad happens to them" He leaned in to kiss her on the forehead and left the compound leaving a very worried Freya behind.
Her hand stroked gently the nape of his neck and he raised his head responsively. His mind was clouded by stalking voices that kept prompting him to do most dirty things to her and it scared the shit of him. His tongue itched to ravish her perfectly shaped lips, exploring every angle of her ravishing figure. Should he give in to his sinful desires, he would lose everything.
He leaned in slowly until his nose nuzzled against her delicate cheekbone and with a threatening tone he uttered "go".
She felt his humid breath on her face and swallowed hard "what?" she looked in his direction with a frustrated look.
He pressed himself against her AGAIN and this time he dragged his hand down her backbone taking her completely aback. Being in close proximity with him had always involved physical violence or a series of exchanging glares but this time and of all the people in the world she wished having company, never did she imagined herself, after 3 freaking years of tug-in-war and endless violent showdowns, being wooed by the almighty Klaus and that she was actually enjoying this game of tease. Did she just say "Enjoying"! She felt outraged by her own insight and frowned in exasperation.
Klaus, on the other hand, lowered his eyes and repeated with a small voice, almost a whisper "Go"
She was about to say something when he punched the wall with his fist, leaving a massive hole above her head.
" I said GO !" he bellowed , making Hayley jump out of her skin.
" I can't leave you in this state Klaus, just tell me what's wrong with you" she told him with a bewildered look in her eyes.
His eyes flashed gold again and commended in high-pitched tone "if you stay one more second here I WILL RAPE YOU"
That moment she knew she was treading on a dangerous ground as he started looking at her lustfully, devouring every inch of her body with his concupiscent eyes. She recognized that libidinous look for she saw it in Jackson 'eyes every time they came near each other. That unshared look the alpha male gives to his precious queen to claim what is rightfully his was so familiar and it incredibly appalled her that it was coming from Klaus. All the passionate looks she received from both Elijah and Jackson were nothing compared to the prurient regard Klaus had given her. If looks could ravish...
Hayley followed suit with no hesitation. Swiftly, she ran through the corridor toward the nursery, took hope after having picked a few things and headed to the entrance without turning back. At the door step, she noticed a crushed sheet of paper on the floor but didn't bother picking it up as she was in a hurry. The moment she opened the door of the car, Hope let out a sharp cry while pointing her small finger to the opposite side.
" I know we shouldn't leave but he will come back, don't worry" Her soothing words didn't seem to comfort her displeased daughter as her crying grew louder and her finger kept persistently pointing at the door. Hayley has learnt not to take her daughter's whining for granted and decided to look at where Hope's tiny index pointed.
"You are a clever little girl. I was about to leave without my mobile"
Hayley strode towards the house and before she could step inside, her eyes fell on the crumpled paper that was left at the doorstep. She bent down to grab the discarded material and with one hand she managed to unfold it promptly. To her surprise, a wide grin appeared on her littlest wolf as though she saw the biggest teddy bear ever.
" All this fuss for THIS ?" Hayley couldn't relate to Hope's whims anymore.
Shortly, small grey letters began to appear on the sheet of paper and soon hued to inky-black. Wide-eyed, Hayley commenced to read the script.
"Dear Hayley
I'm writing you this letter to warn you about something …
Who wrote the letter? What's going to happen next? Keep following and I will gladly give you the answers of all these questions. I hope you have enjoyed this chapter. XOXOXO