Chapter 9: Second Time's the Charm

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"Vincent!" Nathan greeted him first. He gestured him to come inside. "The plan didn't work. They anticipated us and even managed to corner us. Thankfully we all managed to escape with our lives."

"What? How?"

"Long story," Marcel chimed in. "Get ready for an earful."

"Hey um, my bad but I broke a table. Just saying." Josh added. "So, yeah, sorry man."

"You broke my table?" Vincent replied, looking actually disheartened by the possibility.

"Erm, bigger things going on," Nathan said. "We need to discuss a game plan." He pushed a fist onto his palm confidently. "This time we'll set up our counterattack!"

"Let's do this," Marcel agreed before turning to face Davina. "D, hang up. We have business to handle."

"Uh, right."

"Damn it Davina don't you hang up on me!" Kol yelled.

"There's no use Kol. There's no convincing her." Klaus stated.

"You don't know that!" Kol retorted. But deep down he knew how stubborn Davina could be. "Please Davina, let me help you."

A tear escaped her. "I'm sorry..."

Marcel frowned and snatched the phone. "Look she isn't going to involve you no matter how much you whine. And you sure as hell aren't forcing her to do anything she doesn't want to."

"Oh please, do tell me your grand plan. What's the big plan you have? Huh? Since you apparently have all the damn answers!"

"The plan is for you to stay the hell out of our way! And this isn't a discussion. You're not coming along."

"Marcel," Hayley said, taking the phone from Kol. "I get it. You blame us for what happened to Davina. But, please, let us help you."

"No Hayley, you don't get it." He replied, doing his best to maintain his composure.

"You're right, I don't. And I really am sorry." She added softly. "But I know your pain. The fear that you feel when you're about to lose someone..." She bit her lip, recalling her last moment with Jackson. "It's something out of this world isn't it?"

This made him pause abruptly.

"Marcel, you're my friend. I never— would never, have allowed that to happen to Davina. I had no idea Freya and Elijah would do that. I told them to not do it. You know Davina is my friend as well."

"But Freya and Elijah are still your family; you would've forgiven them eventually," He growled. "Despite my attempts at holding back I still want to kill them. You'd never allow that either. And I can't fault you for being loyal to them. You got your family to think about and I got mine; there's no in between." There was no going back. "I'm sorry Hayley, but this is one broken bridge that just isn't fixable. To be brutally honest with you I really don't care that Lucien wants to kill your family. I'm doing this for Davina's sake and no one else's. I am never being separated from her ever again."

Hayley tightened her hold, a fleeting warning that she might crack the phone crossed her mind. "Davina is important to me, same as you are, Marcel... more than you even know."

"But your family is more important to you Hayley!" He shot back. "Nothing will ever change that and it's only to be expected. But I want to kill them. No matter how much I tell myself I don't, I still want to rip their hearts out! Things will never be the same Hayley; why can't you understand that!? I will always despise them and have an urge to kill them! You and I can't possibly be friends once all this is done. This isn't a fairytale. Don't waste your time trying to salvage shattered ties."

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