Regret ▻ The Originals [2]

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Meanwhile later, Elijah had made it to the safe house, where Hayley and Ophelia were updating him on what happened, "Of course we tried to call you, Elijah!" Hayley told Elijah, "But since Dahlia was able to take down both Klaus and Mikael, I'm guessing that a cell phone tower was a piece of cake."

"And where were the wolves who stood guard?" Elijah questioned the two women unhappily.

"Getting their asses handed to them by Dahlia, just like Klaus did the night before!" Ophelia shouted at Elijah angrily.

Just then, Klaus arrived joined them in the jazz club, "That's it--the two of you are coming with me to the compound." He demanded, pointing toward Ophelia and Hayley.

Hayley gave Klaus an incredulous look, "Where Dahlia sent Josephine this morning? No way! We'd be sitting ducks, just like we will be here as soon as that spell breaks,'" She told Klaus, just before letting out a large sigh, "Which is why we have to go.

Elijah looked at her in alarm, and Klaus did not seem at all happy by the news either, "Jackson is out getting supplies, and then we're taking the wolves and we're headed to the Bayou with Ophelia." Hayley explained, causing Ophelia to frown in confusion.

"Hey, I never---" Ophelia began to say, but was immediately cut off by Klaus.

"The swamp? So my child and Ophelia can be protected by the very wolves Dahlia so easily defeated?" Klaus asked Hayley unamused, "Absolutely not!"

Hayley shoved past Elijah, shoulder-checking him in the process, and aggressively got in Klaus' face, causing Ophelia to sigh in defeat, "You know, I am so over taking advice from you, Klaus. All it has done so far is put Hope in danger. From now on, I am going to do what I want to do and there's no way in hell I'm going to leave Ophelia under your protection. We're leaving. Come on, Ophelia."

Before Ophelia could react, Hayley grabbed her by the arm and tried to push past Klaus, who shoved her backward to stop her, accidentally doing the same to Ophelia while doing so, "You're not going anywhere unless I tell you to." Klaus told the two women in a low tone.

Ophelia scoffed, having enough of Klaus telling her what to do. Even if she wasn't okay with Hayley's plan, there was no way she was going to let Klaus talk to her like that, "I've told you this before, Klaus," She shouted at Klaus angrily, "We are not your prisoners!"

Just as Klaus was about to speak up in argument, Elijah cut him off, "Both of you, please," He warned them, "We're playing into Dahlia's hands."

"Not doing as I say plays into her hands!" Klaus shouted, turning to face Elijah, "While you three have been kowtowing to Freya and devising ways to flee with your tail between your legs, I've been forging a new path. I know what Freya was planning, and I know how to kill Dahlia." He informed the group, "Freya objected to us making a single weapon because it spoiled her plan."

Suddenly, Klaus was interrupted by the sound of Jackson's angry voice calling out from the entrance hall, "Klaus!" he shouted out, causing Ophelia to frown in concern.

She, Hayley, and Elijah turned to look at Jackson, who came in with Aiden's dead body over his shoulder and another werewolf guard following behind him.

"Jack?" Ophelia asked Jackson in concern as her husband called out for Klaus. She suddenly gasped when she saw Aiden's body and immediately looked horrified, "Oh, my God."

Jackson and the other werewolf placed Aiden's body on a table in the next room, and Klaus and Elijah followed Hayley and Ophelia in to investigate, "What happened?" Hayley asked Jackson in concern.

"Klaus made Aiden spy on us. Instead, he told me everything," Jackson informed the group, causing Ophelia to turn to Klaus, noticing that for a split second, Klaus looked shocked, "So you killed him."