➜ 𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓜𝓲𝓴𝓪𝓮𝓵𝓼𝓸𝓷 𝓛𝓮𝓰𝓪𝓬𝔂

Chapter 7

Years had passed since the flames of the opera house had cast a shadow over the Mikaelson family, shattering their fragile peace and scattering them to the winds. In the wake of Cordelia's supposed demise, Klaus had retreated into the shadows of his grief, believing his beloved wife lost to him forever.

But fate, ever fickle and capricious, had other plans in store. As whispers of a new threat echoed through the cobblestone streets of New Orleans, Klaus was drawn back to the city that had once been his kingdom, the lure of power and vengeance tugging at the frayed edges of his resolve.

Upon his return, Klaus was met with a web of deceit and betrayal that threatened to unravel the fragile tapestry of his carefully constructed empire. The revelation of Hayley Marshall's pregnancy, the result of a forbidden liaison between them, cast a shadow over their tenuous alliance, the specter of impending fatherhood a weight that bore down on Klaus's weary shoulders.

As the days blurred into weeks and Hayley's due date drew near, a new threat emerged in the form of the witch Genevieve, her treacherous machinations threatening to upend the fragile peace that had settled over the city. In a desperate bid to protect their unborn child, Klaus and Hayley were forced to resort to drastic measures, their hearts heavy with the weight of their shared secret.

Meanwhile, in the shadows of New Orleans, Cordelia lingered on the fringes of the city, her presence a whisper of a ghost long thought lost to the flames. As rumors of a dark conspiracy reached her ears, she embarked on a journey of discovery, her heart heavy with the weight of the truths she sought to uncover.

In the midst of the chaos that gripped New Orleans, Cordelia's path crossed with Kol, her brother-in-arms, his own struggles mirroring her own. Bound by a shared past and a tangle of deceit and betrayal, they found solace in each other's company, a beacon of light in the darkness that threatened to consume them all.

As Cordelia delved deeper into the web of intrigue that ensnared her family, she uncovered a truth that shook her to her core. With newfound resolve and determination, she set her sights on her ultimate goal - to reunite with her husband Klaus and their daughter, the shadows of the past fading into insignificance in the face of the future that awaited them all.