Sophie found me three hours before the cemetery meeting.
"He's here." Her voice was strained, eyes too wide. "Klaus. He contacted Agnes. They're meeting tonight at Lafayette."
"I know."
"You know?" She grabbed my arm, fingers digging in hard enough to bruise a normal vampire. "Do you know what this means? Klaus allied with the witches against Marcel? Everything changes—"
"I know." I gently freed my arm. "I also know what they're going to offer him. The Harvest. The child. Hope."
Sophie went pale. "How could you possibly—"
"I know lots of things, Sophie. That's why you came to me, remember?" I guided her to a chair, poured her something strong. "Now tell me what you haven't told Marcel. About Hayley. About the baby. About what the witches are really planning."
She stared at me for a long moment. Then the words spilled out—the pregnant werewolf, Klaus's unexpected child, the leverage the witches thought they had, the desperate gamble that could free them from Marcel's control forever.
I listened without interrupting, filing every detail alongside what I already knew.
When she finished, I asked one question: "Where is Hayley now?"
"I don't know. Jane-Anne hid her. Somewhere safe from Marcel, somewhere the witches can access when needed." Sophie gripped her glass. "Why does it matter? Klaus will find her eventually. He always finds what he wants."
"Probably." I stood. "But I want to meet her first. Before Klaus. Before the witches. Before anyone else makes decisions about her future."
"Why?"
"Because she's carrying something unprecedented. A hybrid child, half-werewolf, half-Original vampire. That child's existence changes everything." I headed for the door. "And because I'm curious what kind of woman chooses to keep a monster's baby."
Sophie's voice followed me out. "You're insane."
"Probably that too."
[QUEST GENERATED: FIND HAYLEY MARSHALL]
[Objective: Locate the pregnant werewolf before Klaus or the witches]
[Reward: 1000 EXP — Unlock enhanced tracking abilities]
[Time limit: 48 hours]
[NOTE: This changes the game entirely]
I loved this reality.
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I just wanna make it even 10 chapters from now🤫