Twisted Bonds

Chapter 68: Time To Hide

Emma's POV

Both Kol and I were frozen. Elijah's question hung in the air. Each silent second felt like an eternity.

I may not have been looking at him, but I'm sure Elijah has a death glare pointed at Kol. Rebekah looked between Kol and I, mild shock written on her face as she finally put the pieces together. Finn was right behind her. A glare of his own pointed at Kol once he had pieced it all together.

I wondered if I should intervene. I didn't want a fight to break out between them. Especially since it was consensual for both of us.

"You know how intimate that is. Something -"

I cut Elijah off. "It was consensual. For both of us." I told him, hoping to calm him down.

"But still, he shouldn't have done that unless you specifically ask for it." Elijah said.

"I was the one who asked for it." I declared

Both Elijah and Finn widened their eyes at my statement. "You asked him to?" Finn asked.

"Yes. I asked him to. While we were, well, you know, he was holding himself back from biting me. He wasn't going to do it unless I told him to." I told them.

"Was he at least gentle?" Elijah asked.

"Gentle about the bite, or-" I trailed off, knowing they already knew what I meant.

"Both." Elijah said.

"He was gentle, all the way through. A perfect gentleman." I said, smiling at Kol. He sent me a thankful look.

"Did he at least take you out on a date beforehand?" Elijah asked.

"Well, we were actually watching movies when it happened. It was while you guys were in Charleston." I admitted.

Elijah and Finn sent Kol admonishing looks. Kol shrank back at their looks.

"Her first time should've started with a romantic date." Finn told Kol.

Elijah sighed. "Even though I'm still upset with it, I'm glad that you were gentle and treated her well during the act." Elijah said.

"I'm a little offended that you would ever think differently." Kol mumbled just loud enough for everyone to hear.

"Niklaus is not going to like hearing about this." Elijah said.

"You're not gonna tell him, are you?" Kol asked nervously.

"We have to. He deserves to know." Finn said.

I heard Kol curse under his breath. It was true that Nik needed to know. Kol should be happy that he isn't here right now. Elijah or Finn will probably call him later on tonight or tomorrow. It should take him a while to get back home and give him a chance to cool off.

"I'll make the call." Elijah stated as I pulled his phone out.

"Wait, we're doing this right now?" Kol asked.

"It should happen sooner rather than later." Finn said as he watched Elijah scroll through his contacts.

Before we knew it, Elijah was calling Nik. He put it on speaker so we could all hear and say our part.

I could see Kol getting more and more nervous with each ring. I, too, was a bit nervous. We all knew that Nik's temper was nearly unrivaled.

Eventually, Nik answered the call. "Elijah, this better be good. My hybrids and I are close to finding out who started those damn rumors. We chased whoever it was all the way to Georgia."