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CHAPTER THIRTEEN | EXQUISITE CORPSE
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IT HAD SEEMED THAT EVA HAD RECLAIMED CONTROL OF HER BODY, AND ATTEMPTED TO GO AFTER HOPE. Luckily, Klaus and Hayley were able to intervene and stop Eva before she laid a finger on the youngest Mikaelson. However, the twenty-four hour hold that Elijah had managed to get Josephine and the witches to agree to ended, which meant that the vengeful witches would also be looking for her.
Riley, Elijah, Hayley and Gia had decided to pay Josephine LaRue another visit in order to persuade her to call off the hunt on Eva Sinclair. The four supernaturals stood in the foyer, waiting for the witch to make an appearance. Gia excused herself, telling the trio that she would see if she could find Josephine.
"Did she have to come with us?" Hayley voiced her clear irritation for the fact that Elijah and Riley had asked Gia to join them.
"Josephine LaRue can be rather recalcitrant. She is, however, enamoured with Gia's musical prowess and cavalier spirit." Elijah explained to the Hybrid once he and Riley took a seat.
"Huh. So, the baby-vamp is now the witch whisperer?" Hayley scoffed, then turned to Riley. "I figured if anyone here would get through to Josephine, it'd be you. You know, being a witch, too."
"So did I, but I don't think she's too impressed by the position I've placed myself in." Riley's gaze met Elijah's as she sighed. "Siding with vampires isn't exactly praised in the witching community."
Gia entered back in the room with Josephine following swiftly behind her. Elijah, Riley and Hayley all lifted themselves up to their feet as a sign of respect. "Madame LaRue."
"Mr. Mikaelson." Josephine greeted and gently placed a kiss upon each of Elijah's cheeks then turned to Riley. "Miss. Evans." Josephine chose to smile sweetly toward Riley before they all took their seats again. "Have you come to impress me once more with young Gia's rare talents?" Her gaze instead shifted to Hayley. "What, pray tell, does this one do?"
"This one is family, Madame." Elijah nodded, Hayley smiled with her arms folded across her chest. "We've come to ask for a favour. It seems that Eva Sinclair has managed to regain control of her body and my sister still remains trapped inside her body, too."
"Then you need to let the witches put that body down. Eva will use up your sister, just like she did the others."
Hayley's brows knitted together with concern. "The others?"
"Eva was a wild beauty practicing a wild magic. But, she and Vincent were so happy, we let them be."
"And, then the children began to disappear." Elijah trailed off. He was familiar with Eva's history.
"Yes." Josephine nodded. "But, because of Vincent's tenacity, she was caught. Once caught, Eva persisted. She told him that she just needed three more children to complete the Rite of Nines."
