Protecting Them (Only His Series: Book 3) *NEW VERSION*

Chapter 8

Alex's P.O.V

I was leaning against the patio railing outside my room. The little yellow envelope had my name neatly written on top of it and I sighed. There are only two people who know what today is. One's dead and the other is MIA, so who the fuck sent me this. Unless one of them told Caroline...no my brothers wouldn't do that. I heard a tortured scream and sighed realizing that meant Klaus was almost done with his interrogation. I walked back inside the room and opened up the top drawer next to my side of the bed. Throwing the card inside, I closed it and my golden necklace caught my eye. It had gathered a bit of dust on top of it. I grabbed it and wiped it off, before putting it back.

Klaus walked into the room covered head to toe in blood and wiping his hands off as he made his way to the bathroom. I followed him in and leaned against the counter. "Did it go well?" I asked. Klaus looked at me before he began to pull his bloody shirt off of his body, dropping it to the ground.

"Turns out these witches are delicate creatures. No matter! I suspected my mother had Elijah captive." Klaus answered, then grabbed a washcloth and began to wipe off his face.

"Great. Let's go scratch this off our to-do list!" I exclaimed and Klaus shook his head.

"Esther's too powerful. She won't be easily found. I need to draw her out." Klaus explained.

"And two people will make it go a lot faster," I added. Klaus dropped the washcloth in the sink and walked over to me.

"I know you want to get this over with, Alex, but you can't come with me. My mother is wretched. She will target you in order to thwart me as Mikael did, and I can't very well save Elijah if I'm busy saving you, can I?" Klaus asked and tucked a piece of my hair behind my ear. "I will not let another one of my parents hurt you again." Klaus then gave me a long soft kiss and walked over to our closet.

"Ok," I said as I made my way to the bedroom door. "Call if you need me."

"Where are you going?" Klaus asked and I turned around to him.

"Daniel is going to Marcel to ask him to be a distraction while Victor and I get Oliver. Hayley texted me saying that he's going to be executed at midnight tonight. Now while they set up whatever they can, I'm heading north to go find that mystery Alpha we heard about a while back and, with any luck, your pack. My goal is to convince them to help us with the rescue, since Hayley seems determined to save him and I don't want to lose any more family members." I explained. "So, if you need back up in order to get Elijah and yourself out safely. Call me." When I saw Klaus's nod I walked out of the room.

I paused as I passed by the living room, having spotted Kol sitting there reading a book and drinking a glass of whiskey. Kol has nothing to do since Klaus is determined to find Elijah on his own, and having an Original as a backup in case things go south would be a good thing. I walked into the living room and stood in front of Kol.

"Yes?" He asked, with an amused smile.

"Want to come with me today?" I asked him.

"Why?" Kol wondered as he closed the book he was reading.

"I'm going out to the Bayou to look for Klaus's pack. They went north looking for an Alpha, and considering how they haven't come back I think they found one. Sadly, I don't know how said Alpha will react to me being a hybrid." I explained.

"Meaning you need backup?" Kol asked with an amused smile.

"Yes, I need backup and you're not doing anything," I answered.

"On the contrary darling, I'm quite busy re-reading Hamlet," He said and lifted up the book a bit.

"Ok, happy reading," I said and walked off, but Kol sped in front of me before I left the room.