New Eden Psychiatric Ward
It was late in the afternoon when Bonnie arrived at New Eden. It was usually quiet on Sundays with not a lot of staff on duty. They let Bonnie in easily and she quickly found Damon's room.
He needs a shave. That was the first thing that went through Bonnie's mind when she saw her husband's face. He looked at her without blinking his eyes or acknowledging her presence.
Slowly she walked closer to his bed. Damon watched her carefully with so much intensity in his eyes. His dry lips slightly parted.
Bonnie swallowed hard and carefully took out her knife. Damon's intense gaze never left her every move she is making. Carefully she cut the restraints from both his wrists and then his ankles. With tears rolling down her cheeks she looked at him.
"Babe." He said in a hoarse voice.
"I need you. Princess and Stephen is in trouble."
Damon closed his eyes. Opening and closing his hands. "Tell me everything Bonnie." Damon said in a cold voice.
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Caroline, Liv and Kate were on their way back when her phone ring. It was West calling again from Stephens phone.
West: "We will all meet tonight. The old abandoned cabin near the old mine. No police and no agents. Come alone or the girl and your husband will get it. Do you understand?" West said over the phone in a cold voice.
Caroline: "I understand, but believe me if you hurt her or Stephen I will kill you myself." Caroline hissed in anger.
West laughed and said.
West: "So feisty. You were still pregnant that time right? I want to see a baby bump and it must look realistic or else I'm starting dismembering Stephen first. Right in front of you."
Caroline gripped her phone hard. She heard West laughing before ending the call. "He wants to meet tonight. No police or agents. Just us or else." Caroline said to Liv and Kate.
The Grants Home
Fitz was constantly on the phone with the police. There were no new leads. West covered his tracks perfectly.
The kids all gathered in the spacious living room. Alex, Kenzie, Dylan and the twins. Keira and Connor. Joshua, Neil, Amber with baby Anna on her lap and Sophi. Stewart was sitting alone by the window. Agents scanned the grounds outside with eagle eyes. Heavily armed. Stewart was worried about Zoe. Alone with a mad man and for the first time it hit him hard. He loves her. He is hopelessly madly in love with Zoe Salvatore, his little green eye witch. He closed his eyes and prayed again for Zoe's safety and doctor Stephen as tears silently rolled down his cheeks.
The old Abandoned cabin deep into the woods near the old mine
Zoe screamed when West dropped her uncle Stephen's unconscious body hard on the floor. She was sitting on the dirt floor against the wall. Her hands and feet tied up with rope.
"He is still alive. Your uncle is just taking a deep sleep." He said to her. He took the knife and walked to her.
Zoe wiggled herself into the corner and closed her eyes.
West crouched in front of her and sigh. "I'm not going to hurt you. Look. I'm just going to cut these ropes and free your hands." He cut the rope around her wrists and ankles. "You hungry? I have sandwiches and soda." He said softly to her.
Zoe shook her head no.
"You need to eat. Come get up and stretched the legs and arms. I can see your a fit little athlete. We don't want to let all those swimming exercises go to waste, now do we." West said and smirked.
Zoe stood up slowly. Tears weld up in her eyes when see saw her uncle Stephen laying there so helplessly. She stretched her arms and legs. Walking from wall to wall to get the feeling back in her legs. West was looking at her the whole time while preparing her sandwiches.
"Come sit and eat." He said to her.
Zoe walked to the table who stood on three and half legs and carefully sit on the old chair. She really had no appetite.
West took a seat opposite her and started to eat his sandwiches.
Zoe cleared her throat and in a soft voice she said. "Why... why are you doing this?"
West swallowed his food and looked thoroughly at her before answering. "Lets just say your mommy and her friends did something really bad and it's my job to make sure they don't get away with it."
"You want to hurt my mom?" Zoe asked with wide tearful eyes.
"No I don't. I just want the truth."
"Why did you hurt aunt May?" Zoe said. A sobbed escaping her lungs.
"Never my intention. She was just at the wrong place at the wrong time."
"She did nothing to you. She didn't deserve to get hurt." Zoe said softly in tears.
West leaned back in his chair and said. "I had a sister. She was older then me when we saw our parents get killed right in front of us. The killers grabbed my sister and took her to the kitchen kicking and screaming. They mutilated her face and body while taking turns on her. I saw all of that as a eight year old." West said in a cold voice. "I vowed that day that they will all pay for what they did to my family. I vowed to never let any murderer get away no matter what or who drove them to commit the crime. I believe in justice little girl. I stand for justice. Now eat your food."
"Your talking about standing for justice but in actual truth Sir, I dont see a difference between you and the murderers out there. You have become the very thing you have hated all your life." She bit into the soft bread and chew it slowly. Her eyes not wavering from West's intense eyes.
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The Salvatore Home
Bonnie text Caroline, Liv and Kate to tell them to meet her at her home. Damon was on the phone busy leaving a message to a guy named Jack.
"Who is Jack?" Bonnie asked when Damon was done.
"The devils grim reaper. If I want my princess and my brother alive I will be needing him by my side for this."
They were in his study. Damon was sitting behind his desk. Checking his guns. "Wait till I get my hands on this sick fucker. I will take my time with him before handing the leftovers to Jack." Damon said in a cold voice. His eyes had a wild crazy look.
Bonnie looked at her husband. A chill running down her spine. It was relatively easy to talk her way out of the hospital for Damon. The staff nurse believed the lie she dissed up. When Bonnie snapped out of her thoughts, Damon was standing in front of her. A softy look on his pale face. With a sob she fell into her husband's strong arms. Damon wrapped her in his arms and kissed her head softly.
"Everything will be okay babe. I'm here now and believe me I will never let that fucker hurt our princess or Stephen." He said softly to her. He kissed her wet cheeks ... the tip of her nose ... the corner of her mouth before hungrily devouring her lips. Bonnie kissed him back. Hanging onto him for dear life. With a sigh he stopped the kiss and rested his forehead against hers.
"Do you know where that old map is of Mystique Lake?" He asked after a while.
Bonnie nodded her head yes.
"Get it for me babe, please." Damon said and left her there standing when his phone ring. He hurriedly rushed to his phone on his desk.
Bonnie came back minutes later with the old map of Mystique Lake. Damon was not alone anymore. With him was a guy. Look to be in his early forties with ash blond hair. He was wearing dark glasses. Damon looked up when Bonnie came in.
"Babe, this is Jack." He said before taking the map with a thank you.
Jack tipped his head in Bonnie's direction. He and Bonnie joined Damon at the desk where he was searching the map intensely.
"Here. I think this is where the fucker is. The old abandoned cabin near the mine. Its secluded and hard to find if you don't know your way around there." Damon said and looked at Jack. Who nodded his head yes.
The police will be searching the mountain side first giving this fucker enough time to fuck around. Jack and I will have to hide in your car when you go up there. Keep the fucker busy long enough for us to strike first. We just have to make sure you guys are out safely." Damon continued on.
A weird sound came out of Jack's throat and it sounded like he had trouble talking. He pointed at the cabin's location on the map and draw a line with his finger to nearby woods on the map.
Damon watched intensely and nodded his head yes and said. "If we can get a good clean shot we can take this fucker out with your poison rose."
Damon saw his wife looking at Jack with a questioningly look on her beautiful features. He will tell Bonnie later about Jack and the reason why his making those weird sounds. Jacks got no tongue. He cut his own tongue in half but that for later. He thought to himself.
A car stopped outside. It was Caroline, Liv and Kate. Kate and Caroline was surprised to find Damon there but glad. They quickly fill Bonnie in on what West said.
"So you were right. He is there." Bonnie said to Damon.
"Only one problem. We need Stella and she is beyond terrified." Kate said softly.
Damon banged his fist hard on the desk and said. "Like hell she is. She will get her crazy ass over here in record time after a visit from Jack."
"Look we don't want to scare her anymore. Maybe we should go and talk to her again." Liv said calmly.
"That won't be necessary. I'm here." Stella said behind them.
They all turned to the door and there was Stella in her white tight gown. The same gown she wore that night. In her hand a open bottle of champagne. She took a big drink from the bottle.
"What are you all looking at? Do you know how I had to fight to fit into this damn dress again? Let's just get this sick macabre show over so that I can burn this dress." Stella said.
Kate laughed and walked to her. She hugged Stella.
"I'm sorry about Zoe and Stephen and my selfishness." Stella said and swallowed hard.
"Good thing you showed up or otherwise I was going to do it my way." Damon said to her.
Stella rolled her eyes at him and said. "Good to see your back Day. Takes one crazy fucker to take on another crazy fucker. So what's the plan?" Stella said and smiled sweetly.
Caroline bit the inside of her mouth not to laugh.
The abandoned old cabin
Zoe was watching West moving the few pieces of furniture around. He had a mannequin that was sitting at the table. He put the laptop infront of the mannequin on the table. He rearranged the setting several times before stepping back and watching his handy work. He walked to the camera and checked it.
Zoe looked away from the mannequin and closed her eyes. The mannequin had a picture of a smiling Edward Wiccomb taped on its face.
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The Salvatore Home
Damon found his wife in their bedroom by the window staring out into the dark night. She looked so lost and vulnerable in her golden goddess dress that hugs every curve of her body. He had to catch his breath when she turned around. Husband and wife gazed at each other in silence. So many unsaid questions and answers in their eyes.
He slowly walked to her and touched her cheek softly. She had been crying. He lowered himself onto his knees in front of her. He looked up at his wife with so much guilt, his own tears blurring his vision.
"Bonnie I am so, so sorry for everything. Sleeping with other women when I have a queen in my bed ... the lies ... taking you for granted...using my hands to hurt you... I have destroyed the best part of my life ... and that's you. I don't deserve your forgiveness. I don't deserve your love. I have come to realise that I'm broken, Bonnie and I'm fighting hard to be a better man for you. A better father for the kids. If anything happens tonight just know I love you. No matter what. It will always be you." He kissed her hand softly.
Caroline cleared her throat. She was standing by the door. With tears in her eyes she said its time to go.
...
In silence they drove to the old abandoned cabin. Bonnie behind the wheel, Caroline sitting next to her in the passenger's seat. Liv, Stella and Kate on the backseat. The road was bumpy with deep potholes, but Bonnie handle the powerful vehicle skilfully.
Stella took another sip from her bottle and said to Caroline. "How's the baby cushion?"
"Thirsty. Swing that bottle over here Stella."
Stella handed the bottle with a smile and said. "You got it. Who wants to die sober anyway."
The women laughed. Damon didn't find Stella's drunk behaviour funny. He gritted his teeth. That Stella is working on my last nerve. Does she want to make them all drunk before they meet this sadistic man. Damon thought in anger. He and Jack were in the back of the trunk.
"Put on some music and let's shake while we still can. Ooooh hoooh! How low can you go Kate! Can you go down low!" Stella yelled and laughed happily.
Liv and Kate smiled. Stella was something else. Can this be the same scared woman they saw in the hospital.
Bonnie narrowed her eyes when she saw another deep pothole.
"We can go around it." Caroline said.
Bonnie turned the truck left and that's when it was lifted off the ground by a powerful explosion. The bang was loud and sudden. Windows shattered from the impact. The truck landed back on its wheels.
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