BLONDIE • the mikaelsons

chapter forty three

CHAPTER FORTY THREE

"You take me so well, darling." Kol whispered into my ear as I whimpered beneath him. For hours he had kept me on edge, thrusting into me at a painfully slow pace as I begged him to let me climax. My pleas were met with murmured promises and delicate touches that made my head spin.

When it came to being in control, I had quickly learnt that Kol was even more dominant than Elijah. Kol, however, was wild and manic, whereas his elder brother was dangerously calm and calculating.

After the first time Kol and I had slept together, he had become completely insatiable. Over a week had passed and he was still incredibly needy for my attention. Aware of the pleasure he could ring from my writhing body, I was more than happy to oblige.

After hours of torturous pleasure, I finally reached my peak, my vision blurring as I threw my head backwards in bliss. Kol stroked a gentle finger down my cheek as I attempted to regain my breath. He gave me a gentle smile before he climbed off of me and collapsed next to me on the bed.

"You, my darling..." He began, panting slightly as he grinned, "Are amazing."

"Right back at you." I chuckled, moving my head to the side to look at him.

His eyes danced as he looked into my eyes, "Are you sure that you are not a witch? Because you have completely bewitched me!"

I grinned, "Not a witch, just a doppelgänger."

"My favourite doppelgänger." Kol hummed and I flushed red.

"I don't exactly have much competition though, do I?" I replied, "You hate all the other doppelgängers!"

Kol shrugged and pressed a gentle kiss to my nose, "We should probably go and get you some breakfast, we've been at it since 5am."

"By the way," I scoffed playfully as I stood up, my legs shaking slightly, "If you wake me up that early in the morning for sex ever again, I will dagger you."

Kol gaped at me as I closed the bathroom door in his face.

***

"Good Morning!" I greeted the Mikaelsons as I made my way downstairs.

"Actually, it's the afternoon." Rebekah corrected as she swept past me up the stairs.

I rolled my eyes and looked at Klaus, who sat on the sofa with a cup of tea in his hands. Elijah stood facing the window, his hands in his suit pockets whilst Finn sat at the piano, fiddling with the keys. I walked into the room and collapsed sideways onto the sofa and used Klaus' legs as a footrest. When nobody greeted me, I frowned.

"Did someone die?" I deadpanned but received no answer, "Seriously, what's the matter with you all?"

"I imagine that my siblings are feeling rather rejected." Finn said, sending me a nervous smile.

I furrowed my eyebrows as I looked between Klaus, who kept his gaze on the wall, and Elijah, who still had his back facing me.

"Is that true?" I asked slowly.

Klaus let out a scoff, "What does it matter to you? Why don't you go and spend time with Kol? He seems to need you more than us."

I blinked, realisation flooding through me. Between ballet practice and satisfying Kol's insatiable appetite, I had barely spent any time with them in the past week. Guilt flooded through me at causing them to feel rejected. It was a feeling that I knew all too well and I hated that they were currently experiencing it.

It was incredibly difficult to divide my time between my own hobbies and multiple people. No matter how hard I tried, there would always be one of them feeling left out. I hoped that once we moved further into our complex relationship, those feelings would diminish. At the present moment, however, things are still so new and fragile.

"I see," I said nervously as I looked between the brothers, "I'm sorry if you feel like I have been neglecting you but it was not done purposefully."

"Well, it's nice that you have finally remembered us." Klaus retorted and I let out an exasperated sigh.

"I know that I have been spending a lot of time with Kol this week but I haven't forgotten you!" I said sternly, "Nik, when we first slept together, we were practically connected for a week. I'm sure that you can forgive your brother and I for doing the same."

Elijah audibly sighed as he turned around to face the room, "Emilia, if you want this to work, you can't just disappear with one of us for a week."

I let out an outraged huff as I stood from the sofa and pointed a finger at him, "Don't you dare lecture me for failing to comply with a rule I didn't know existed!"

"I presumed you were smart enough to figure that out for yourself." Elijah replied, his calm demeanor angering me greatly.

I let out a humorless laugh, "I'm sorry that I'm apparently too dumb to automatically know the rules of being in a relationship with multiple hot headed vampires!"

Klaus huffed, "Don't put the blame on us!"

"The blame shouldn't be on anyone!" I shouted at him, pulling at my hair in frustration, "I made a mistake and I apologised! What more do you want?"

Silence fell over the room. I panted as adrenaline filled my body. I clenched and unclenched my fist several times as I watched them. Klaus gulped, his earlier rage disappearing as he looked down at the floor. Elijah was watching me intently, his calm facade finally beginning to crack. Finn was looking away from the scene, his body tense as he focused his attention on the sheet music on top of the piano.

"Maybe this isn't going to work then." Klaus finally gritted out and I gaped at him.

"Niklaus," Elijah warned, "Let's not be too hasty."

My heart thumped painfully in my chest and I bit my lip, willing myself not to cry. I was struggling to comprehend how things had escalated so quickly. I muffled sob escaped my lips before I could stop it. I felt their eyes on me as I held a hand to my mouth, suppressing the sound of my cries as the tears began to fall freely.

Finn slowly stood from the piano and walked over to me. His brothers watched with hopeless expressions as Finn wrapped his arms around me in a tight hug. I let my head fall against his chest as I cried, no longer trying to keep quiet.

"Emilia..." Klaus' uncertain voice spoke from behind me, "I'm sorry, I-"

"Let us shelf this conversation until we are all in our right minds again." Elijah interjected softly, "We cannot make important decisions when emotions are running high."

"What the bloody hell is going on?" Kol's voice sounded, causing me to cry harder into Finn's chest, his warm embrace the only thing grounding me, "Emilia, darling, what is the matter?"

"It has become apparent that we all need to have a conversation." Elijah spoke quietly, "If we want this family to work, we must communicate our issues instead of bottling them up."

I heard footsteps before Rebekah spoke, "I warned you, I warned all of you. Emilia may be brilliant but even she can't solve our deep rooted family problems. This is like Tricia all over again. Let's just hope that I don't have to kill this one too."

Her words silenced my cries and I stood frozen against Finn as I heard several footfalls leave the room. When I finally broke his hold and looked up we were alone in the room. I looked up at Finn with desperate, pleading eyes.

"I need to know everything about Tricia before I end up just like her."

A/N: This argument was a long time coming. I hope that you won't be too harsh on any of the characters; it's a complex situation and they all have their own insecurities/traumas that cause them to react in certain ways.

Out of curiosity, what country/state are you reading this book from?

Originally published: September 4th 2024