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The knock on the door hadn't alarmed her, and the scents weren't familiar--two twin boys she hadn't seen before. When she opened the door, though, Hayley realized what they were and attempted to slam it back--like that would have helped. She started to scream, but one of them grabbed her, his hand over her mouth and they dragged her through the house and out of the back.
They hadn't expected her to fight, it seemed--nor had they realized she was a wolf. The flash of her eyes, the strength of her kicks--these took them by surprise, but when they struck back, she'd curled in protectively, terrified of some stray blow hitting the baby. On one hand it was the only move possible. On the other it tipped them off.
A threat to the baby and she'd come quietly, though she did, at least, notice neither of them looked comfortable making the threat.
The girl they took her to, though? The one who'd stabbed Derek through the heart....she'd rip the baby out of Hayley with her bare hands, Hayley was sure and she felt her first real flicker of fear--not just for her and the baby, but for Derek.
It should have surprised her when they took her to the loft, but it didn't. The twins dragged her up to Derek's and she shook her head, finding herself laughing slightly. Disconcerted they stopped, looking back at her, including the girl.
"Doesn't matter what goes down here tonight--if I walk away, if Derek does, if we don't. You're already dead. You just don't know it, yet."
The twins looked wary, but the girl got in her face. "You're just some little beta bitch, with a baby to protect. What are you going to do about it?"
Hayley smiled slightly. She hadn't backed down from Klaus, and she wasn't backing down now. She was <i>not</i> a beta, thanks. "Didn't say it would be me to kill you."
They hadn't expected her to fight, it seemed--nor had they realized she was a wolf. The flash of her eyes, the strength of her kicks--these took them by surprise, but when they struck back, she'd curled in protectively, terrified of some stray blow hitting the baby. On one hand it was the only move possible. On the other it tipped them off.
A threat to the baby and she'd come quietly, though she did, at least, notice neither of them looked comfortable making the threat.
The girl they took her to, though? The one who'd stabbed Derek through the heart....she'd rip the baby out of Hayley with her bare hands, Hayley was sure and she felt her first real flicker of fear--not just for her and the baby, but for Derek.
It should have surprised her when they took her to the loft, but it didn't. The twins dragged her up to Derek's and she shook her head, finding herself laughing slightly. Disconcerted they stopped, looking back at her, including the girl.
"Doesn't matter what goes down here tonight--if I walk away, if Derek does, if we don't. You're already dead. You just don't know it, yet."
The twins looked wary, but the girl got in her face. "You're just some little beta bitch, with a baby to protect. What are you going to do about it?"
Hayley smiled slightly. She hadn't backed down from Klaus, and she wasn't backing down now. She was <i>not</i> a beta, thanks. "Didn't say it would be me to kill you."
"Kali..." One of the boys stepped forward. "Maybe this isn't..."
"This is the plan," she snapped back. "She's bluffing."
Hayley shrugged. "I'm so not. But...it's your death warrant. Besides, it was signed the moment you touched me. Nothing to do but watch it play out now."
"What are you talking about?" one of the twins demanded.
Hayley arched an eyebrow. "You got the Derek connection and the baby and thought you were home free. But I'm not part of Derek's pack. And you didn't bother to find out who I am."
"You're no one," Kali snapped again, and backhanded her hard enough to make her bleed before moving to push her way into Derek's.
