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Klaus Mikaelson is the most feared Original hybrid powerful, ruthless, and notorious for his endless string of lovers. But every affair is calculated: he charms them, uses them for pleasure or power, discards them, or pushes them away until they leave. This is his rule: hurt them first, before they can hurt you. Centuries of abandonment from his father, his mother, former lovers, friends who betrayed him have convinced him he is unlovable, that love is a trap, and anyone who gets close will eventually leave. Cruelty, lust, and arrogance are his armor.
Then Hayley Marshall walks into his life: a fierce, independent werewolf, orphaned, abandoned, and just as used to being alone as he is. She doesn't want his power, doesn't want his charm, and refuses to be just another conquest. She sees exactly what he is: a little boy hiding inside a monster and she refuses to run away.