Chapter 14 Adalind

She watched him step into his favorite coffee shop for his morning latte. For the captain of the Portland police department and someone who spent the earlier part of his life on the run, he was surprisingly predictable. To her regret, Adalind knew Sean Renard well. With a deep breath, she wondered if meeting him like this would yield anything, but Adalind realized she was running out of options as she thought back to the night before...

Finally convincing Victor to let her take some action, Adalind went after Juliette. Forcing her way into Nick's house with a Hexenbiest trick, she found Juliette with boxes stacked around her that she seemed to be packing. Juliette whipped around with dark, red-rimmed eyes and hatred written plainly across her face. "Why are you crying? No one stole your baby from you, did they? Are you weeping over Nick not being a Grimm?" Adalind taunted a bit.

"Get out," Juliette growled.

"Thanks for that one night stand with Nick. It was a real whopper," Adalind continued advancing into the room. "You should be thanking me for giving you a normal life."

Through clenched teeth Juliette hissed, "Is that what you think you gave me. Let me show you what my new normal is, you slut," and with that Juliette Woged...into a Hexenbiest. What?! Adalind Woged as well startled, as Juliette lunged for her. Adalind got a few shots in before if became clear, as their tussel continued, that she was outmatched. There had been a subtle change in Juliette that Adalind should have registered before she even Woged. Her hair and eyes were distinctly darker and telekinetic power emanated from her. Any Hexenbiest knew her telekinesis, but only one Hexenbiest could manipulate metaphysical properties and that was Henrietta.

How?! She kept asking herself as Juliette continued to dominate. Adalind hadn't gotten this good till she was in her twenties, having her first Woge in adolescence like all Wesen, but Juliette was throwing her around like a rag doll. Then all observations ceased, when Adalind had to scramble out of the way of a whole set full of kitchen knives coming at her. Propelling herself out of Nick's house, Adalind hopped into her car just as Juliette busted through the front door in pursuit. Screeching away from the curb, Adalind lost it. Fear of what the Royals would do, anger at her own helplessness, and anguish that she was no closer to finding Diana had her screaming in rage and pain...

Blowing out an exhale, Adalind saw Sean emerge from the coffee shop at last. When he stepped into his vehicle, she slipped into the passenger side. Now she had to convince this worm bedside her that their daughter needed them, no matter what it took.

Sean had been worthless, but what did she expect. Well, there was only one other possibility. No wonder Henrietta had come to mind as she fought for her life against Juliette. Adalind headed to Henrietta's later that day. At least Adalind knew how to show up without Henrietta anticipating her arrival. That would have been unfortunate, she thought with a smile.

Henrietta opened the door wondering, "Adalind?"

Adalind smirked, "I hope you don't mind me just showing up." Actually after what she did with Juliette, Adalind hoped Henrietta was pissed by her appearance.

"I heard you were back in town," Henrietta started.

"I bet you did," Adalind responded. "So, I understand a mutual friend came to see you."

With a smile Henrietta replied, "Juliette. Lovely girl."

"Not so much anymore," she countered sarcastically.

Sudden comprehension of some sort came to Henrietta. "Oh," was her only comment.

"What?" Adalind asked impatiently.

"Congratulations," Henrietta replied.

Adalind didn't have time for games, "For what, figuring out it was you?"

"You don't know do you?" Henrietta asked confused. Well I'm not confused, Adalind thought.

"I know Sean Renard sent Juliette to you , and I want to know how she got so good so fast. What did you teach her?" Adalind demanded.

"Oh my, you really don't know," Henrietta responded enigmatically as her hand shot out and she ran her fingers through Adalind's hair in a rather creepy way. "Definitely!"

Anger had Adalind seething because this witch thought she could play her. "Definitely, what?!" she demanded.

"You are going to have another baby," Henrietta replied slowly with a grin coming to her face.

Disbelieving, Adalind responded, "That's impossible. I haven't been with anyone." She rolled her eyes at such an obvious ploy.

"Well, you must have been with someone," Henrietta replied smoothly. "You didn't do this by yourself." A sneaking memory started to wiggle its way into Adalind's consciousness. Inhaling through her hat, changing into Juliette, and...

"Ohhh, no," escaped Adalind's lips as nausea threatened to make her retch on the spot. "No." Henrietta smiled and a wicked chuckle slowly rumbled from her. "No, noooo!"

Oh my god, what in the hell did you do? Adalind thought looking in the mirror at her reflection. Nick! She was pregnant with Nick's baby! The man, the Grimm who despised her above all others and wouldn't think twice before taking her head off. Three pregnancy tests don't lie, she acknowledged, remembering how she had been squeezing herself into those beautiful clothes. Yes, her middle was expanding. Panic, pure and simple, overwhelmed her as she involuntarily Woged cracking the mirror. Getting herself together and back to normal, Adalind realized Victor was her answer. She needed to sleep with Victor and now. This baby must have a new father!

From the next room she heard Victor's voice and another voice nearly as familiar. Oh no, Adalind thought as she registered the King ordering Victor back to Vienna. Oh God, she pleaded, now what am I going to do?