Kindred (The Hybrid and The Wolf - Book 2)

2. House of the Rising Son

Rebekah drove up to the plantation house.

Hayley and Nina heard the car approach and walked downstairs.

Rebekah got out of her car, speaking into her phone. "Elijah, if not answering your phone is part of your clever plan to get me back to this godforsaken city, then well done." She walked towards the mansion. "I'm here and I'm worried. Now, pick up before I kick in your bloody door."

Rebekah hung up and walked inside.

Nina furrowed her brows in confusion but seemed to sort of recognize her.

Hayley stood by Nina's side, holding a fire poker in front of them, protectively. "Who the hell are you?"

Rebekah sighed. "You must be the maids. My bags are in the car. Get them, will you?"

"Hello, not maids," Nina told her, not bothering to be polite. "You must be the sister, Rebekah."

Hayley put the fire poker down, looking at Nina. "How do you know that?"

"I remember her from the memories Elijah showed me," Nina said.

Hayley nodded. "Right."

Rebekah looked at Nina, curiously. "And you're that werewolf girl my brother Klaus knocked up. I was expecting to see some kind of supernatural miracle baby bump." Hayley and Nina walked closer. "Guess you're not showing yet. It's Nina, isn't it?"

Nina crossed her arms. "You have your brother's manners."

"And his temper too," Rebekah told her. "So, watch it."

"Three temperamental people under one roof? Should be fun," Hayley said, sarcastically.

Rebekah looked at her. "Who are you?"

Hayley introduced herself. "I'm Hayley."

"Where's Elijah?" Rebekah asked, looking behind them.

"Beats me," Nina answered. "He's long gone."

"What do you mean, 'long gone'?" Rebekah questioned.

"Well, one minute, he was here making epic promises about protecting me in this predicament that a bottle of scotch and some bad decisions got me into," Nina said, scratching her head. "He was all poetic about how we're family and then, Klaus told me he bailed."

"I guess that's what you get for trusting a vampire," Hayley told her.

Nina gave her a look. Hayley seemed unbothered by it.

"Elijah is not just any vampire and he doesn't break promises," Rebekah said. "Which means Niklaus has done something dastardly and Klaus-like." She walked past them, starting to yell. "Klaus! Get out here and tell me what you've done with our brother, you narcissistic, backstabbing wanker!"

Klaus walked in. "Enough with all the shouting. Little sister, I should have known. I assume the six dead vampires were your doing."

"They were very rude," Rebekah told him.

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Flashback

Rebekah was in a bar, she stabbed Nightwalker 1 with a cue stick.

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Now

Rebekah looked at Klaus. "Trying to victimize a poor, innocent girl just trying to find her way to the Quarter."