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Chapter 1<\/strong>2<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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She couldn\u2019t believe it was real. It was right there, across the room from her and she didn\u2019t dare to take a step further towards it. She could feel the magic that the pages contained, and it was exhilarating, frightening and awesome all at the same time. Jeri looked at Elijah, who was quietly talking to Jessica, assuring the girl that she had nothing to worry about and that he was sincerely sorry for encouraging her to live a little. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But still, her attention was drawn back to the grimoire, and she still didn\u2019t dare to take a step towards it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt won\u2019t bite,\u201d Elijah said playfully. \u201cGo ahead, Jeri.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEasy for you to say, Elijah. I have tremendous respect for this book,\u201d she said breathlessly, taking a step closer to the book. \u201cThe amount of power that radiates from it\u2026 it\u2019s\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIntoxicating?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jeri nodded. \u201cI could absorb it all and\u2026 but I won\u2019t.\u201d She rolled her shoulders and took another step closer. \u201cWhat if I break it? Or accidentally tear a page?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI am sure you won\u2019t,\u201d he smiled at her. \u201cI am pleased to see someone who respects the pages.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It took her a few minutes, but eventually she had her hands on the book. \u201cHere we go,\u201d she said breathlessly and opened it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

~o.O.o~<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Part of him didn\u2019t want to include Bella in their plans of fighting off the Cullens, but she was more than capable of making her decisions. No more keeping her out of things. Besides, this was her fight more than it was theirs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLast night Jessica was assaulted by Edward,\u201d he said, not knowing how to say it nicely, so he just said it the way that it was. \u201cPeter, Jasper and Alice are downstairs; they\u2019re confident that one of these days they will come for you. Jeri\u2019s browsing through my mother\u2019s Grimoire for extra power and I\u2019ve instructed Marcel to get all his vampires near the compound.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOkay,\u201d Bella said as she looked at Klaus. She wasn\u2019t happy about it, in fact, she wished they wouldn\u2019t come for her at all. She was nothing. She was happy with Klaus, and she didn\u2019t want to fight. She was scared that she was going to be taken by force, that something would happen to Klaus and the rest of the family. Despite knowing that they were powerful and fast and practically unkillable, she knew the brute force Emmett could use. How conniving Edward and Carlisle could be. There was no doubt that they\u2019d probably gathered more Cold Ones for their cause, even if it were under false pretenses. \u201cI don\u2019t like it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNeither do I, love, but I have to be honest, if they are as scary as those three downstairs would like to have me believe, then I\u2019m welcoming the fight. It\u2019s been awhile since we\u2019ve had a challenge like that,\u201d he said with a smirk. \u201cOf course, Edward\u2019s all yours, but you\u2019ll have to allow Jessica to get a few punches in.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m scared that something might happen to you,\u201d Bella said, feeling a panic attack coming up and she tried to hold it back. She wasn\u2019t even scared that something might happen to her; she didn\u2019t want him to get hurt. Of course, she didn\u2019t want to go back, but she would if that meant that Klaus would be okay. \u201cI could surrender, and you\u2019d be fine.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo, I wouldn\u2019t,\u201d he said with a low growl. \u201cI\u2019d tear apart the entire Earth if I had to to find you again. You\u2019re not leaving. You\u2019re not surrendering, and we are going to kill them all. I\u2019d rather get a little bit hurt in the process than to lose you.\u201d Klaus pulled her into his arms and held her tightly. \u201cI\u2019d rather have you not encounter them at all, at least not before we made sure that we won. I\u2019d rather have you see Edward in the basement.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI don\u2019t like fighting, but I will do what I must. They\u2019ve hurt me. It\u2019s time to return the favor, isn\u2019t it? Poor little Bella biting their behinds.\u201d If Klaus was confident, so could she be, even if she was practically pooping rocks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou don\u2019t have to fight, love, but you might have to defend yourself if they get to you,\u201d he kissed the top of her head. \u201cYou\u2019ll do brilliantly, look how you punished Jessica and Kol after they angered you. I can only imagine what anger you hold inside of you towards them. I have no doubt that once they get too close to you, you\u2019ll be capable of so many things you don\u2019t even know you are capable of doing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOkay,\u201d she let out a deep breath. \u201cIs there anything I can do?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Klaus thought for a moment. \u201cWell, we\u2019re currently heavily relying on the information that Peter, Jasper and Alice are giving us. Do you trust them?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI wouldn\u2019t go as far as trusting Peter, to be honest. He was kind; he looked out for me, and he never hurt me but believe him? I do think that he\u2019s speaking the truth about everything.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat about Jasper and Alice?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know them that well. I saw them maybe once or twice. I wasn\u2019t allowed to go to the prisons, so I didn\u2019t,\u201d she replied as she tried to crawl almost into him. She wanted to be closer. \u201cBut I do know that they\u2019re gifted. Carlisle occasionally talked about them when it was just him and me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBut Peter seems to be getting most of his information from Alice.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella shrugged. \u201cThey\u2019re still Cold Ones. All three of them. Peter could have quickly thought of a plan to get Jasper and Alice out of trouble all those years ago, and yet, he stuck around. They could have gotten out and thought of a plan to bring Carlisle down from the outside, but they didn\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBecause you were there.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOh please, this happened before I arrived, this I know.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou think they stuck around because they didn\u2019t like being on their own?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella shrugged. \u201cIsn\u2019t that what most people do? Choose between the best options for themselves and stick with their choice even if it\u2019s not suitable for them? I think that their allegiance can shift quickly; whoever is strongest, they\u2019ll be loyal to.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Klaus thought for a moment as he listened Bella speak and sighed. \u201cI know Cold Ones are crafty wankers but\u2026 they genuinely seem to care about you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIs it bad that I think for the wrong reasons?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo, not at all,\u201d he kissed the top of her head. \u201cThere are various ways this can all play out and we will have everything covered, I promise.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dinner that night was slightly awkward with three people at the table who didn\u2019t eat. Bella tried her best to ignore them and listen to Jeri gush about spells she\u2019d seen in the unique book and had already started to adjust some to match her own. Something about more protection against the Cold Ones for all of them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella was glad to see that Elijah hadn\u2019t abandoned Jessica after what had happened to her. She felt for the girl; she knew how something like that would feel like, and Bella could understand that she felt violated. She hoped, though, for Jessica\u2019s sake, that the experience wouldn\u2019t stop her from going out and fold into herself. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was hypocritical, wasn\u2019t it? She wanted Jessica to go out and do things, explore, and Bella didn\u2019t even dare to leave the compound. Especially after what Jessica had done to her. It had been a horrible experience, and she wasn\u2019t sure if she\u2019d be able to set foot on the street without feeling she couldn\u2019t breathe anymore. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not that Jessica would come to talk to her. She had Elijah, and she didn\u2019t like Bella all that much, but she was welcome to come to Bella to talk about it if she felt like it. Maybe it would be a good thing to say that to Jessica later and not just as an unspoken promise in her head. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCan I just say that it\u2019s a joy to see Bella interact on a somewhat normal level with you?\u201d Alice smiled as she watched the Traditionals feast on their human food. Even Bella had something to eat and that brought so much pleasure to her, that she was able to do so. \u201cI\u2019ve seen her in my visions but to see her with my own eyes\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Klaus let out a growl and pulled Bella\u2019s chair closer to him. It unnerved him that even these supposedly \u2018good\u2019 Cold Ones talked about her in the third person. Peter knew better, he should have told Alice about it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDidn\u2019t you ever lose patience with her when you were teaching her new things?\u201d Jasper questioned, causing Kol to let out a snarl and slightly tense up. He too, was getting annoyed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnyway,\u201d Jeri said as she swallowed her last bite. \u201cI think I should have something ready in a couple of hours. We do still have that kind of time, don\u2019t we?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe suspect he\u2019ll try to come as soon as the sun\u2019s away. Not today, though. It seems that he\u2019s still waiting for some last minute arrivals to his cause,\u201d Alice said after a moment of thought. \u201cOther kin, I can see that much.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s likely that they\u2019re going for complete and utter destruction, the more manpower, the more they think they\u2019ll succeed in getting what they want.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jeri pursed her lips as she looked at Peter. \u201cTheir destruction.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur bodies are a solid mass,\u201d Jasper started to explain. \u201cIt\u2019s not as if you can simply reach into our chests and pull out our hearts. We need to be torn apart and burned to fully kill us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s that I\u2019ll be too busy with protection objects tonight otherwise I would definitely have found my way around that,\u201d Jeri muttered as she took a sip of her beverage. \u201cNothing is unkillable.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella thought about what Jasper had said about them being solid mass and wanted to see if she was allowed to try and see if she was strong enough to rip his arm off his torso. Taking a bite off her banana after polishing off her plate, she leaned back in her chair and thought of the whole idea with a small smirk on her face. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Peter smirked when Bella decided that maybe it would be fun to try it on, Alice. \u201cBella, kitten, you wouldn\u2019t be able to.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella shrugged as she placed the leaves of the banana on her plate and looked at Klaus, who raised an eyebrow. \u201cI was wondering if I\u2019d be strong enough to tear one of them apart. Or at least an arm.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou most certainly will be able to,\u201d Klaus confirmed with a slight nod, a smile dancing on his lips as he took a sip of his bourbon. \u201cAnyone who thinks differently is severely underestimating you.\u201d He handed his glass to her. \u201cOne sip.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Smiling up to him, she took the glass and carefully took a sip, scrunching her nose in disgust as the liquid made contact with her tongue and swallowed before handing the glass back. \u201cCan I ask a question?\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOf course, love,\u201d Klaus smiled at her. \u201cNo need to ask permission for that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m just wondering if their vampire venom would hurt us.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe poison is created by glands in our mouth, Bella. Unless you\u2019re planning on biting our mouths, I think you\u2019re safe,\u201d Peter snorted, but the way he said it felt as if he was belittling her. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She let out a low growl in response. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe don\u2019t have blood in our bodies, it\u2019s replaced by something acidic and works as a glue to keep our bodies together or to reattach limbs.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThen why do you need blood?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIf we don\u2019t, we die. We\u2019re vampires after all,\u201d Jasper smirked. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBut doesn\u2019t your body immediately break down the blood due to its acidity?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDon\u2019t be silly, Bella,\u201d Alice huffed. \u201cThat would be just ridiculous.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo, scientifically you don\u2019t make any sense,\u201d Bella muttered, all hopes of trying to bite one of them flown out the window. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

~o.O.o~<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella hadn\u2019t been able to sleep that night. It wasn\u2019t because Klaus wasn\u2019t in bed – because he wasn\u2019t. He was supervising Jasper\u2019s instruction on Marcel\u2019s vampires – but it was her usual \u2018doom thinking\u2019 that had caused her being unable to rest. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She had absolute faith in Klaus and his siblings and their vampires to fight the Cullens. They\u2019d been around for a thousand of years. They were older, smarter and had seen more. They knew more. Klaus was a wolf hybrid and Jeri, even though she was a new vampire like Bella, she was a kick ass witch hybrid. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But what was Bella? She didn\u2019t quite like violence and the only times she had truly killed someone was Jeri, but with her permission and Bella had been starving. Then as a wolf, but she couldn\u2019t remember that. Would it be easier to be a wolf for this? She knew that she was going to be frightened the moment she\u2019d lay eyes on Edward or Carlisle. Emmett, even. She was going to be useless, as always, and she was going to get into trouble because of her panic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It would be so much easier if she\u2019d stop caring. Stop feeling everything she felt, just like before. Just when she was with the Cullens. Nothing would change, in fact, everything would revert to where she started, but this time, she\u2019d take no shit from anyone. She wouldn\u2019t be scared, and she would be able to deal with this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If only.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She was feeling too much now for her to revert, it was impossible. Well, it wasn\u2019t impossible, she\u2019d simply have to adjust her behaviour again, but it\u2019d take days for it to stick – if it would even stick. She didn\u2019t have the time to do it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She\u2019d just have to. She was the most useless vampire hybrid of the family. Even Jessica was more useful because she was enjoying herself and up for anything. Why couldn\u2019t Bella be like that? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Giving up on sleep, she got out of bed and started to pace the room. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She could trust them to make sure she wouldn\u2019t be taken. She could trust them to fight her battle for her. But she didn\u2019t want them to fight her battle for her, it was hers, but despite Klaus assuring her, she feared that Peter was right, that she wouldn\u2019t be able to fight them. Peter knew things. He always knew things for a fact, and if he said something, then it must be a fact. He said she couldn\u2019t. She wasn\u2019t strong enough. Not ruthless enough. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She was Klaus\u2019 queen and queens didn\u2019t fight. She wanted to change that. Bella wanted to kick Edward\u2019s ass and survive the ordeal. She wanted to prove that she was able to be just as capable as every single one of them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She simply had to become fearless to do so. If not, she\u2019d probably cower away upon laying eyes on them, and that wasn\u2019t what she wanted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What would happen to her if she was taken back by Edward? Or given back because the Cold Ones overwhelmed all the others? Surely now that she was no longer human, they\u2019d come after her, harder. Inject so many drugs into her to keep her compliant that she wouldn\u2019t know if she was wiggling her toes or not. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She wrapped her arms around her as she kept pacing. She could already feel their cold, rock solid, hands on her, and it made her feel sick. If she thought about it, she could also feel other things on her body, other body parts, the cold steel of surgical instruments. She could smell what the white room smelled like – sterile. What Edward\u2019s chambers smelled like – stale. The basement smelled like pee and alcohol. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella made her way to the bathroom to throw up. All the feelings, smells and memories made her nauseous. She wasn\u2019t even feeling sorry for throwing up the food she had at dinner. If she was going to go back she needed to lose weight, but she couldn\u2019t lose weight anymore, could she now? She was a vampire. Everything was set now. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

They would find a way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They were going to starve her and keep on starving her because the starving wouldn\u2019t work. She\u2019d be so hungry, she\u2019d kill every human in sight. Or wanted to, because the drugs would make sure that she wouldn\u2019t be able to move a muscle. No, they\u2019d want to keep Bella in one place, controlled and unresponsive. It\u2019d drive her insane.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As she was rinsing her mouth in the sink, a loud bang could be heard from outside, and the entire building shook. Startled, she quickly got dressed and made her way downstairs to Klaus. What if something had happened to him?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She skidded to a halt next to Klaus and stared at the front gate that was now on the floor in the middle of the courtyard. Looking up at him, she could see that he was angry. When she followed his  gaze, she could understand why. There was a quiet standoff going on between the Cullens, as the Cold Ones they brought along and their own vampires. Jeri looked pissed off; it was unlikely that she\u2019d be finished with whatever she was trying to do for them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAh, there she is,\u201d Edward quipped and held out his hand for Bella to cross the courtyard and to take his hand. \u201cYou\u2019re done playing, come.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She took a step back, so she was half behind Klaus. It was strange to see Edward again, it was familiar, but she also felt enraged. The nerve of him coming here to get her was mindboggling. She looked around as she tuned out the voices of Klaus talking to Edward, far removed from polite and she was slightly pushed aside as the family stepped in front of her. To protect her. To make sure that she\u2019d be safe. She believed she heard Rebekah mutter something about Bella had needed to stay hidden to make sure they wouldn\u2019t have seen her, and Bella snapped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Something inside of her, her helplessness, her fear, got replaced by rage, fire coursing through her veins. No more. No more belittling. No one was going to ever lay a hand on her, and she was not going to allow Klaus and his family to fight her battles for her. She was going to do this on her own, even if it would kill her. Growling, she pushed passed Klaus and Kol and ran towards Edward and Carlisle at full speed. She saw the slow smiles on their faces before knocking the both of them over in surprise and landed on top of Carlisle with a smirk on her face. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo more,\u201d she said with a low voice and tore off one of his arms with ease. Esme wanted to come to her husband’s rescue while Edward was still on the floor, looking at Bella in shock. \u201cStay back,\u201d Bella warned Esme with a growl, her eyes flashing amber. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She focused back on Carlisle and twirled his arm around in her hand. \u201cIs there anything you wish to say to me, Your Highness?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou\u2026 you changed?\u201d He said confused, looking up at her as he tried to push her off, but she had her knee firmly on his other arm. Her other hand reached down to wrap her fingers around his throat, squeezing slowly. \u201cPlease, Bella, don\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDon\u2019t? Please?\u201d She blinked at him as her nails dug into his marble skin. She could feel the venom on her fingertips, a funny little nag it was. \u201cWhy would I stop? You never stopped when I begged.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m your King.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHardly,\u201d she huffed as she smacked Edward with Carlisle\u2019s arm as he was getting up. \u201cStay down!\u201d Before Bella knew it, she was launched across the courtyard, right into Kol, but still holding on to Carlisle\u2019s arm. She got up with a growl and wanted to go again as the two men scrambled to their feet, but Kol stopped her. \u201cLet me go.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWell, I now see why Davina wasn\u2019t returning any of my calls,\u201d Kol muttered as the tiny witch pushed passed the wall of Cold Ones and revealed herself with a devilish smile on her face. He looked down at Bella, an expression on her face that he couldn\u2019t quite place. The way she launched herself at her tormentors was unnatural for her. \u201cWhat\u2019s gotten into you? We had this!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cJeri, do something about that witch please,\u201d Elijah said kindly as he kept an eye on his side of the courtyard. Seeing Bella launch herself at Carlisle and Edward had been a shock to all of them, he found her fortunate that no one of their side attempted to thwart her actions, apart from Davina. Why was Davina on the opposing side? Did she hate Klaus that much?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAw,\u201d Davina grinned as she put her hands in her side. \u201cI knew it. I knew I was right! Anyway, hand her over Klaus and no destruction has to take place.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou\u2019re making a big mistake, Davina,\u201d Klaus warned her. His eyes firmly on the family that tormented his Bella. \u201cToday is not a good day to insert yourself into business you should stay out of.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jeri zipped to his side at vampire speed as soon as she ripped apart a cold one that attempted to stop her. Her eyes narrowed in hate on the young witch as she stood to support him. “This the witch Kol told me about that you hoped to help you?”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Klaus nodded. \u201cClearly, she had other matters to deal with.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Well, aren’t you happy that you got me instead now?” She smiled deviously as she laid eyes on her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOh, very much so,\u201d he mused before he saw how Kol had no choice but to let go of Bella after she bit him for the second time. He watched her make a run for it again and instead of running straight towards them and thus towards Davina; she made sure she was behind Cold Ones at all times.  She grabbed a vampire with the same pixie-cropped hair as Alice and ripped off her head. He fought a smile when she exclaimed a \u2018yippie!\u2019. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Davina raised an eyebrow, scoffing at their confidence. “You’re a vampire. What are you going to do? Turn me at best?”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jeri grinned, throwing her arm out and sent the little bitch flying into an end table, destroying the trinkets on display. “I can drain you of what you take foolishly for granted…”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDo it,\u201d Kol muttered, hurt by Davina\u2019s betrayal and hurt by Bella for yet again biting him. \u201cI\u2019m in the mood to kill. Can we, please, Nik?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rebekah blinked as she saw something fly through the air towards them. It bounced a few times on the ground before them and came to a rolling halt at Jessica\u2019s feet. Jessica picked it up by the hair and showed it to Klaus. \u201cShe beheaded the Queen,\u201d she deadpanned before kicking the head into two other vampires on the opposing side. \u201cAnd it makes for a great soccer ball!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat the hell did you do to her?\u201d Edward screamed as he dodged Carlisle\u2019s arm again. \u201cShe\u2019s a wild animal!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella pounced on Edward again, knocking him yet again to the ground but had to duck because he took a swing at her. \u201cAm I going to be the only one who\u2019s going to deal with these fucks?\u201d She snarled as Edward pushed her off of him. After getting back to her feet, she grabbed the nearest Cold One and threw her towards the Mikaelsons. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She then used her speed to avoid a one armed Carlisle; he was furious for her killing Esme. But if she had to be honest, Esme had been easy, she wasn\u2019t much of a fighter, and more worried about Carlisle than herself and that had been her undoing. Bella grinned, she was having fun as she kept zooming around to dodge Carlisle, running circles around the compound and breaking up the ranks of the Cold Ones. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jessica looked at Elijah before looking at Klaus and then shrugged. \u201cScrew this, I\u2019m joining her,\u201d she said before grabbing the nearest Cold One for a fight. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jeri was on top of Davina; her hand pressed to her forehead as she used her strength to keep the girl down. She had so much power in her; it was intoxicating. A pure witch. Jeri sensed that if Davina would have had the potential to become a regent for the covens in New Orleans. And aside from that, also that she was power hungry, which explained why she was on the side of the – on the surface – unkillable vampires.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Klaus was still standing there, in shock. Did Bella just swear? Kol sped off after Jessica after making sure that Jeri was having fun with Davina safely, and Marcel\u2019s vampires advanced as well. It soon became a mess. Body parts were flying around, a handful of vampires from Klaus\u2019 army were sprawled over the floor. While Klaus was very much in the moment as he pulled apart the bigger one of the Cold Ones, Peter informed him that it had been Emmett, Bella\u2019s adoptive father; he had to focus not to get distracted by Bella\u2019s swearing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Of course, he kept an ear out for her. The moment she\u2019d say help or no more, or if she\u2019d scream, he\u2019d be by her side. However all he could hear was her cursing someone and telling them to stay away because she was busy. And it was bloody arousing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cJessica, no!\u201d Marcel\u2019s voice sounded, causing Klaus to turn around to see what the vampire was doing. \u201cOh, no, why did you do that? She was one of ours! That was Alvarez!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cShe attacked me!\u201d Jessica said defensively. \u201cOf course I kill her!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Klaus grunted when Emmett hit him in the face and caused him to momentarily lose his footing and was shoved up against the wall. \u201cAre you taking care of my girl?\u201d Emmett asked as he punched the wall next to him. \u201cIs she alright?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cShe\u2019s fine mate,\u201d Klaus grumbled as he tried to push Emmett off of him with his feet. \u201cWhy would you care?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cShe\u2019s my girl,\u201d the vampire replied as he loosened his hold on him. \u201cAnd I am sorry for what my family has put her through. But right now, I\u2019d like to be with my wife. It\u2019s over. We\u2019re losing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou are, but I\u2019m not going to put you out of your misery without a fight.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Emmett smirked as he grabbed hold of Klaus\u2019 shirt and threw him across the courtyard. \u201cWasn\u2019t planning on making it easy for you,\u201d he replied as Klaus slid down the wall onto his ass. \u201cLook at you, a flying monkey!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Klaus let out a loud growl as he rose to his feet, his eyes flashing from red to amber as he stormed at Emmett and slammed him into the nearest wall. \u201cHow dare you treat Bella the way she\u2019s been treated for her entire life? How dare you take away her light? She is a beautiful human being, and you tore her apart, layer for layer until there was nothing left of her. For what? Your own curiosity? Mate, I\u2019m no saint, but what you did is utterly deplorable. Even I have my limits.\u201d Emmett was trying to break free, so Klaus tore off one of his arms and shoved him back against the wall, holding him in place with his arm. \u201cYou were her father. What father allows his child, his daughter, to be treated like that?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNiklaus.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Klaus threw Emmett\u2019s arm on the discard pile and tore off his head before turning around to look at his brother. \u201cWhat, Elijah?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI think we\u2019re done.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He observed the carnage and slowly but steadily a broad grin appeared on his face. All the Cold Ones were scattered across the floor, and he was glad to see that most of their vampires were still on two feet. Davina was a crumbling mess in a corner, but still alive. His family looked dishevelled but in one piece, all wearing the same triumphant smile. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

His grin turned into a frown when he noticed Bella wasn\u2019t present. And neither were the remains of Edward Cullen. \u201cWhere is she?\u201d He tried to catch her scent, but there was too much disruption in their courtyard scent wise that he was unable to smell her. \u201cSpread out, look for Bella!\u201d he said as he rushed to his study. When she wasn\u2019t there, he could feel anxiety and panic rise in his chest. He rushed to her room, but she wasn\u2019t there either, and the basement was empty too. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnyone! Tell me you found her?\u201d He demanded as he marched into the courtyard, kicking away one of the bodies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere is no sign of her, Niklaus,\u201d Elijah replied calmly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDon\u2019t act all calm, Elijah,\u201d Klaus pointed at his brother, furious. \u201cSomething has happened to my Bella, and she\u2019s not inside!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt wasn\u2019t me!\u201d Jessica quickly objected as she stared at them, wide eyed. \u201cI swear, I didn\u2019t touch her!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe know, Jessica, don\u2019t worry,\u201d Elijah said in the same voice he had used on Klaus only a moment before. Something inside of Klaus snapped, and he kicked against the remains of Carlisle. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMarcel, have your vampires clean this mess up. We\u2019re going on a hunt!\u201d With that, he stepped outside of the compound and surprisingly caught a whiff of Bella. She was outside. \u201cBloody hell!\u201d he cursed as he followed her scent, slowly. She was zigzagging through New Orleans, it seemed. There were clusters of a stronger scent as if she\u2019d been reading the road signs, but then again, he doubted that she could have read it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The fucker took Bella, and he needed road signs to tell himself where he was going. Where in the bloody hell was he taking her? \u201cI\u2019m going to tear up the wanker, limb from limb,\u201d he growled as he was joined by Kol and Jeri. \u201cI swear, there won\u2019t be a piece of him left if he\u2019s hurt her again.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019re right with you, brother,\u201d Kol said encouragingly. \u201cElijah and Rebekah stayed behind to help clean up. We just thought it wouldn\u2019t be a great idea to have you go off all on your own.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThank you,\u201d he muttered, still wondering what was going on as they turned another corner before finding the main road. He was just about to start running when Peter ran up to them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cShe\u2019s at a forested area with water; Alice saw Edward make a decision, something about giving up. I don\u2019t think Edward took Bella, but it\u2019s likely that she took him.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat\u2019s nonsense, Bella doesn\u2019t dare to leave the compound,\u201d Kol huffed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWell, it\u2019s obvious that she did,\u201d Peter pointed out. \u201cTry the Bayou, I\u2019m going back to help clean up.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThank you, Peter,\u201d Jeri smiled at him and nudged him away with her magic. Siphoning all the magic out of Davina and into herself had left her with a high, and she loved it. It sucked that she was now on the hunt for Bella when she\u2019d rather had taken Kol away for the fuck of his life while they were both still riding an adrenaline high. Although, of course, it was imperative that Bella returned, Jeri couldn\u2019t imagine what Klaus would do if something would happen to the girl. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When they set foot in the Bayou, a handful of bodies were piled up on display for all to see. Bella\u2019s scent was all over them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSomeone was hungry,\u201d Jeri deadpanned.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCareless,\u201d Kol added as he observed the artwork. \u201cAlthough, it is absolutely beautiful, they\u2019re piled up like an asterisk. As if she was saying; \u2018here\u2019s a gigantic footnote!\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis is unlike Bella,\u201d Klaus muttered worriedly. Sure, the fighting had drained them all and had them all wanting to feed to gather their strength, but this was overkill and, from what he could see, these weren\u2019t criminals either. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A male scream cut through the woods, causing the three of them to head towards the sound and were surprised to find Bella standing over parts of Edward. His head was still attached to his torso, but his arms and legs were in pieces laying next to him, and she had gotten a good chunk out of his chest as well. Klaus was surprised the vampire was still alive and fear was in his eyes. \u201cBella, love?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOh, such a shame, I wanted to do this on my own,\u201d Bella sighed as she wiped her hands on her pants. \u201cOh well, you\u2019re here now. Want to have a go at him?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhat are you doing?\u201d Her behaviour had Klaus worried, and he could hear Kol suck in a breath too. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019m taking my revenge. What does it look like?\u201d She rolled her eyes at Klaus and reached for Edward\u2019s genitals. \u201cOne second, let me shut him up.\u201d She took hold of the base of his dick and tore it off before shoving it in his mouth. \u201cThere. You know, the venom doesn\u2019t even hurt that bad. It\u2019s a slight tingling sensation, quite pleasurable.\u201d Then a wicked grin appeared on her face. \u201cWant to fuck me? Have him watch?\u201d Her eyes lit up at her suggestion. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jeri looked at Bella in shock. \u201cWho are you and what have you done to Bella?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOh, you know, somewhere. I don\u2019t care. It\u2019s so much more fun to be fearless, isn\u2019t it? To be one of you. To be able to take care of yourself. Take your revenge on the assholes who made your life a living hell,\u201d She kicked against Edward to prove a point. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBella, you killed innocents today,\u201d Kol said as he observed her. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She thought for a moment and shrugged. \u201cI was hungry. Did you like the art, Nik?\u201d Bella stepped over Edward and approached her lover. \u201cLet Elijah deal with the mess, he always does that, doesn\u2019t he?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Ummm…ummm…” Jeri muttered as she tried to process what she was hearing and seeing as she looked around. “It’s almost like she flipped her switch or something…” She muttered under her breath. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat\u2019s not possible because we didn\u2019t tell her she could do that as a vampire,\u201d Kol whispered in her ear. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Well, obviously she did!” She hissed back.  \u201cBecause she doesn’t give a shit now! She had to figure it out somehow!”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI am so glad that I\u2019m free,\u201d she said as she tugged on Klaus\u2019 bloody shirt and looked up at him through her lashes. \u201cI killed so many of them tonight. It was extremely satisfying to kill Carlisle, and I thought I\u2019d take my time with Eddie,\u201d she thumbed over her shoulder. \u201cSeeing as I couldn\u2019t do that with Carlisle without getting smacked in the head a few times. I think he\u2019s enjoying himself, just like I enjoyed it when they tortured me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cBella, love, what did you do?\u201d he asked softly as he looked her in the eyes. He was slightly torn about what he saw before him. His Bella was a sweet girl, afraid of her own shadow, and she hated violence, but this was the complete opposite, and it turned him on. Even her cursing sent sparks through his body. Yes, he wanted to fuck her. Who cares if it was next to the guy that abused her? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bella sighed as she tugged on his belt, but he swatted her hands away. \u201cI was freaking out, before and I said \u2018no more\u2019 and it was that easy to unlearn what you\u2019ve taught me. To feel. To care. I thought it\u2019d take days. Bonus points for not losing my voice!\u201d She grinned as she turned back to Edward. \u201cEver wondered what it feels like to be burned alive? Well, sort of alive?\u201d She cocked her head as she looked at him. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jeri looked to Klaus and raised an eyebrow questioningly. “Da fuck?” She mouthed, wanting to know what she just heard. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou don\u2019t want to do that, love,\u201d Klaus said soothingly and placed a hand on her shoulder. \u201cLet us take care of him.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNo!\u201d she growled as she pushed Klaus\u2019 hand off her shoulder and stepped over Edward\u2019s body again, so she was on the other side. She squatted down on the ground and picked up a finger before putting it in one of the holes she created. \u201cHow does that feel, Eddie? Do you like it? Does it turn you on? Oh, that\u2019s right, you don\u2019t feel anything, do you?\u201d Sighing, she fumbled the lighter out of her pocket and let it run over her fingers as you\u2019d do with a coin. \u201cI want to bet you\u2019ll feel the flames, though.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She flicked the lighter and placed it where Edward\u2019s penis used to be before rising and taking a step back to admire the flames as they engulfed her former tormentor\u2019s body. \u201cOh, that\u2019s right, the appendages need to burn too!\u201d She squealed in delight and started to toss the remains on the fire. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Klaus couldn\u2019t help but smile proudly at her. She was sadistic now, and it was such an arousing sight to behold. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kol hit his brother on the head. \u201cStop thinking with your dick. She apparently turned off her humanity!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd! Nik, as much as I\u2019m all for fun and games, this is Bella we\u2019re talking about. Not some random teenage vampire from Mystic Falls giving our brother hell by pretending to be Katherine. You didn\u2019t care for Elena, only for her blood, but Bella\u2026 we have to fix this. Imagine what she\u2019d feel like if we don\u2019t fix it, and she eventually turns herself back on and realizes the destruction, the killings, that she did. It\u2019ll destroy her. What if she\u2019ll revert to the Bella that was with them and we won\u2019t be able to fix her again?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He couldn’t help but sigh at the truth in his brother’s words. \u201cI see your point.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAnd I\u2019m here. Right in front of you!\u201d Bella said, waving her hands. \u201cI can hear everything you say, and you\u2019re not going to fix me because I\u2019m not broken.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cExactly,\u201d Klaus decided to side with Bella, for now. Sure, she\u2019d remember the mayhem she caused, but what if he was able to control the situation? What if, now that she dared to leave the compound, he could show her the world? Or at least some of his favourite places and then figure out a way to get her back? \u201cWhat do you say, love? Would you like to see some of the places I told you about?\u201d Klaus walked around the Edward-kindling and gently put his arms around her before kissing the top of her head. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

She sighed happily as she put her arms around him in return. \u201cThat would be great. Will there be killing involved?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIf you wish.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThen yes, take me wherever,\u201d she smirked as she looked up at him. \u201cCan we have sex on top of the Eiffel Tower?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOh, Paris! Yes, definitely. I\u2019ll take you to the Louvre and prove that they have one of my paintings there,\u201d he said as he started to guide her away from Edward and towards the edge of the Bayou. They were heading back to the compound for now. \u201cHow about a nice nap first and then we\u2019ll leave in the morning?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou are going to spell that study shut for the night,\u201d Kol muttered to Jeri. \u201cDon\u2019t want her wandering around all night.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOh, you betcha,\u201d Jeri agreed as she muttered under her breath. This was going to be a fascinating time, and she wasn\u2019t quite sure if she liked it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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