Loving Hope (Third book to The Little Wolf series)

Chapter 28

*3 days later*
Penelope's P.O.V.
"How are you feeling, love?" Klaus asks me concerned as he sits down next to me in bed.

"I think I'm getting worse. I'm having trouble sleeping as well because whenever I sleep I have nightmares about her..." I say to him as I slip my engagement and wedding rings off of my finger. I'm sweating so profusely, I have a fear that they will slip off and I will not be able to find them.

"Freya is working hard to try and think of a spell that can master this. My mother's grimoire is missing so she has been working without it unfortunately." Klaus says disgruntled about Esther's grimoire being gone.

"Do you think someone took it?" I ask him curiously as I twist my eyebrows in wonderment.

"That is the only reasonable explanation! But not even you, Penelope knew where I kept it. It just does not add up as to who could have taken it." Klaus says angered at the situation.

"It's going to be fine sweetheart. You'll find it. You could have just misplaced it." I say as I grab his hand in reassurance. Klaus looks at me and calms down, not wanting his temper to upset me. Klaus narrows his eyes at me as he holds my wrist delicately with his hand.

"Let me see your back sweetheart." Klaus says in a soft tone. I get out from underneath my covers and get onto my knees weakly as I face away from Klaus. I feel Klaus's hands grab the hem of my shirt as he lifts it up and looks at the marks that trail down my spine.

"How do they look?" I ask wearily as I let out a deep breath.

"The same as when as I looked at them last." Klaus says as he lowers my shirt back down. I turn around and look into his soulful blue eyes.

"So... bad?" I ask him with a little laugh, just trying to keep things lighter and not so heavy all of the time. Klaus just looks at me and cups my cheeks with his hands.

"All that matters is that you're going to get better." Klaus assures me as he runs his thumb across my cheekbone. I just smile at him and sit up on my knees, feeling a little better just being in his presence.

"I really wish I wasn't feeling this way, because all I want to do is pull you into this bed with me and never let you out." I say to him with a playful smirk tugging at my lips.

"Hmm, don't test me little wolf. You know that I won't hesitate to throw you down on this bed and never let you out from underneath me." Klaus purrs as he moves his gentle yet rough hands down to my waist as I hold my hands on his face. I lean in and press my lips against his softly, missing the feeling of his lips on mine. I pull away and look into his blue eyes that I fell in love with so, so long ago.

"When all of this is over, we're having our wedding. No ifs, ands, or buts. I'm re-marrying the absolute love of my life as soon as I possibly can." I say to him with an extremely warm smile.

"I couldn't agree more, love." Klaus says as he leans in and presses a kiss to my cheek. I smile blissfully as I wrap my arms around his neck and we just embrace each other for a second. That is until I feel a bubbling sensation in my stomach, and I begin to feel it inch up my throat steadily. I pull away from Klaus and put my hands over my mouth. "What's wrong??" Klaus asks me concerned.

I can't answer because within an instant I grab the wastebasket that is sitting next to my bed and begin throwing up blood into it, coughing and dry heaving along with the throw up. Klaus grabs my long cascade of curls and holds them back for me allowing me to vomit as cleanly as possible. After letting everything out of me.

After I am done I pick my head up out of the wastebasket and take a deep breath. I set it down on the ground and look at Klaus who is just looking at me with so many different emotions. "Get some rest. I'll be back in a few hours." Klaus says coldly as he walks out of the bedroom. I know he just doesn't want to see me like this which is why he is leaving so disgruntled. He doesn't want to see how bad I've gotten. But if the roles were reversed, I'm not sure I would want to see him like this either.