Poisoned love ( klaus love story )

Chapter 24

The Return

       
        Yeah ... Echo's plan didn't quite go as she'd planned.

As soon as she turned around to sneak her way around the house and exit safely, there was a man---supposedly a vampire standing in her way. Before she could give a good guess on how this stranger was probably working for Katherine, she was pushed down to the clear, chilling, laminate floor that was now stained with light fingerprints inked with her own blood.

        "We found her, Katherine!" The vampire who'd ruined her plans called from behind her, getting Katherine's attention.

She fiercely winded her attention to the stranger, seeing that he caused Echo to abruptly interrupt her convincing lies hidden in the conversation that she'd been having with the two skeptical brothers. Her glare shifted over to the vampire who had his arms crossed, feeling pretty confident in himself with his chest puffed out in front of him.

Seeing he'd blown her cover, without a moment's hesitation, Katherine used her vampire speed to race up to him, snapping his neck in an instant. This new-found violence was shocking to Echo by how easily she'd just killed another one of her own kind. To Stefan and Damon, they'd seen far worse so they didn't even move a muscle.

        "We knew you were lying to us!" Stefan accused, looking to Echo and then back at Katherine as his calm expression grew with a much heavier load of anger every time he spoke.

Damon quickly knelt to the ground on one knee next to Echo, trying to comfort her. He had a splash of concern spread on his face, seeing how she seemed was very uncomfortable. He afraid to touch her, due to the fact she was covered with her own blood and he didn't want to lose his self control. All he did was pet her forehead, moving his warm, rough hands around her bruised face from being pushed around with a limp for so long. She was cold. Extremely cold.

        As he cupped his hands to her cheeks, never looking her dead in the eyes, he asked in a light murmur,"Why are you so cold?"

Echo ran her fingers through her hair, a confused and frustrated look on her face. Her stomach was hurting too badly for her to think about giving a reply. Katherine growled to the sight of all the compassion Damon was giving her, pretending like she didn't seem bothered by it at all. She stormed over to her, latching her hand to her arms and yanking her from Damon's grip. Seeing Echo was being slipped away, Damon immediately stood, getting ready to grab her other arm and tug on her as well.

        "She is not yours, Katherine! Give her back!" He shouted as his hand met her ice cold one. He flinched, his hand involuntarily jerking back from hers. The chilling coolness locked underneath her fingertips was too unbearable for him to handle. He winced as his fingers tried to cool off, fanning them for extra warmth.

        "What did you do to her?" Stefan demanded an answer as he saw his brother's hasty retreat.

        "You fools! I can't believe I actually fell in love with you two!" She snickered. She was too vague for either Damon, Stefan or Echo to understand what she was indicating. They all exchanged confused, dazed glances as her smile quickly faded.

        "Now listen up," She snatched the two brothers' attentions as a crowd of many intimidating vampires circled them four, trying to look tough with their scars masking their faces, "Unless you'd like to face all of my companions and fight for precious little Echo right here," She tugged on her arm roughly to move everyone's attention on her, "Then I suggest you just be on your merry way and leave us be or else I..."
Her sentence was immediately cut off when the leg from a wooden chair or a coffee table jammed through her stomach, causing her hold on Echo's arm to loosen so she could break free. She stared at Katherine, in awe at the sight of her dropping to her knees in true, utter pain. It'd been something she'd thought she'd never see before.