Miracle ~Klaus Mikaelson~[1]

Chapter 16

The Bayou
Celeste, who is still possessing Sabine's body, has her hands tied in front of her as she leans back against a tree. Hayley, Mireya, and Eve stand in front of her, their rifles aimed at her, while the rest of their clan, still stuck in wolf form, surrounds her.

Celeste looks at everyone, frustrated. "So what's this, payback? Look. I'm sorry I tricked you. I wasn't after you."

"What, and we were just collateral damage? You almost burned her, Mireya, Alec, and Jackson alive in that plantation fire," Eve points out.

Celeste struggles against the ropes to free herself as Hayley shoots a warning shot near Celeste, startling her. "Careful, Sabine, or Celeste or whatever you like to call yourself. Sudden moves make me jumpy." She cocks the gun again.

"And homicidal," Mireya adds.

"What, you're gonna kill me, honey?" Celeste asked mockingly.

"No. I know better." The wolves growl behind them. "See, I know all about you. I know that you like to off yourself and then jump into other people's bodies. Well, that's not gonna happen here. I know I can't kill you, but try hexing me or Mireya, and my friend Eve here will kneecap you. Go for her, and then, well, I'll really make it hurt."

"So, what do you want?"

"Back in the 90's, you inhabited a witch named Brynne Deveraux, remember? Marcel had her-- you-- put a curse on a lot of werewolves so they'd only turn human on a full moon," Hayley explained, looking at Celeste sternly.

"I see. Yes. That was me," Celeste confessed. "Let me guess. You want revenge."

"I want you to undo the curse."

Celeste sits against a tree stump. Though her hands are still tied together, she has managed to mix together some herbs into a mason jar.

"Here." Hayley takes the jar from her. "It's herbs ground into paste. It'll act as a conduit for the spell. On the next full moon, your people become human. Feed it to them, the curse will be broken."

"Great way to poison us all at once," Hayley mused her thoughts out loud.

"Look. I know you have no reason to trust me, but, Hayley, I actually like you. I was you, caring for Elijah when he cared more for his brother, and I ended up dead. So did a lot of others. This, call it a chance for me to give you what I was too in love to give myself. It's a chance to free yourself from the Originals."

"You believe her?" Eve asked Hayley.

Mireya walks over to Hayley with a wolf by her side. The wolf suddenly growls. And then, Elijah appears and joins them.

"Whatever she's promised you, it's a lie." Hayley looks at him.

"Elijah, it's okay. I'm okay," Hayley tries to reassure him.