[ BOOK ONE ]
Erin Gilbert believed the worst thing that could ever happen to her was the death of her parents. But when the Salvatore brothers waltz into town, she finds herself longing for the sorrow-filled days of the past.
All too soon, Erin's n...
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LUNACY WOULD'VE BEEN the only word to describe the thoughts that spewed from her sister's mind. They were pure insanity. After all, Erin couldn't understand how Elena believed that killing Kol Mikaelson was the answer to all of their problems.
In theory, the Original's death could hold some weight when it came to what they dealt with. But theories were hypothetical, and there was nothing hypothetical about their lives. The real, tangible consequences of Kol dying would set everything ablaze, something Elena failed to think of.
It was a running trend when it came to how Erin's family and friends approached the supernatural. They acted first and thought about what they had done later. As long as it helped their immediate situation, they were all for it. Consequences be damned.
But for Erin, what came after was always at the forefront of her mind. Of course how things unfolded held importance, but so did the aftermath.
And if Kol were to die, completing Jeremy's Hunter's Mark and finding the cure wouldn't matter. They would all be dead. Klaus nor Rebekah would let their brother's murderers walk away unscathed, and even Elijah would return to see that they were dealt with in a horrific fashion.
Elena didn't seem to care about that. She believed it would all work out just fine, and they would come out the other side alive and well. So come morning, she began to strategize their next move.
Erin tried her hardest to ignore her sister's various phone calls as she made herself a cup of coffee. Breakfast could wait until later. She wanted out of the house and away from Elena and Jeremy's plan to kill Kol as fast as possible. She didn't want any part in it, something they weren't very happy with, but she didn't care. Kol's death wasn't about to be on her conscience.
While Erin grabbed a travel mug from the cabinet and moved for the coffee maker, Elena buzzed around the living room with her phone pressed to her ear.
"I know, I'm sorry," Elena apologized as she snatched up a half-eaten bag of chips from the coffee table and an empty bowl. "We had to, though. We have Jeremy under house arrest because Kol wants to kill him, and Klaus wants to take him on some vampire-slaying road trip. And neither of them are invited in. It's the only safe place we can keep him safe."
Erin hummed to herself. That was until Klaus or Kol decided to try and break the house down or set the place on fire to draw them out. She remembered the last time the hybrid did something similar. They had to buy a new front door and patch the walls. Another attempt might just end with their house reduced to ashes.
