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GRACE WALKS INTO THE ART ROOM, seeing that Klaus was painting on the canvas in front of him. Elijah had just informed her about what had happened in the courtyard with Dahlia using Josephine to send a message. She may be the villain but Dahlia sure knew how to get her way. "I heard about Dahlia." Grace says as she rests herself against Klaus's shoulder. Klaus turns head slightly but focuses on what he's doing. "What are you gonna do?" She asks curiously, running her hand down his back. Letting out a sigh, Klaus clenches his jaw a bit.

"I'll think of something." Klaus responds as she wraps her arms around his, resting her chin on his shoulder. Klaus smiles but glances back at her. "You're kind of restricting my arm, love." He points out as he hand his paintbrush in the hand of the arm she was holding.

"Can I not admire you paint?" She questions as she pressed a soft kiss to his cheek. Klaus gazes back at her, deciding to just place down his brush and wrap his arms around her. "Nik.." grace says as she rests herself against him.

"Hm." He hums, his hand running circles along her back.

"I shouldn't have come back." The words left Graces lips and were almost like semi truck to Klaus. He furrows his eyebrows, pulling away from her so he can see her face.

"What do you mean?" Klaus asks her, he didn't know where this was coming from all of a sudden.

"I mean.. ever since I've come back, it's just been one thing after another." Grace points out and Klaus nods his head. He did understand that, there were constant problems they had to solve. "Don't get me wrong, I love being here and I love being with you, cami, everyone.." She admits as she trails off for a moment. "I was missing something when I was in New York and now being here, I realized that something was you." She could see Klaus smile gently but was still listening intently to what she was saying. "But being here, knowing there's danger around the corner at every single minute-- I can't watch the people I love get hurt." Grace finishes, looking at her hands as she couldn't imagine someone close to her getting hurt or worse, being killed by Dahlia.

"I assure you, I won't let that happen." Klaus says as he puts his hands on her cheeks. Grace tilts her head, she knew he would protect her and the people she cared about but sometimes that wasn't even enough.

"Jenna will try and help, but now that's she pregnant, she shouldn't even be here. Not when Dahlia is lingering around." Grace states as she brings her eyes to the ground. Klaus let's out a sigh as he rubs her shoulders.

"I may not like her, but I won't allow Jenna to be harmed. You have my word." Klaus states and Grace nods her head. She knew she should tell him what Hayley was planning, especially since he was always there for her. She couldn't just let Hayley leave and not tell him.

"Nik, there's something I should tell you." Grace admits and Klaus looked a bit curious. "It's about Hayley." She says and Klaus nods his head but she could tell he was confused on what she was talking about. "She--" she doesn't get to even start her sentence because Elijah walks in and interrupts her.

"You do understand there is no time?" Elijah asks, mainly towards his brother who seemed to not take dahlias threat to heart. Grace sighs as she leans against Klaus, just wanting one moment of peace.

"Elijah, we were having a private conversation." Klaus states, looking over at his brother. It seemed Elijah always had the perfect time to interrupt them.

"And I do apologize for the interruption." Elijah responds as he looks at the couple. "Niklaus, if Mikael's ashes are the key to ending Dahlia, then surely you must see the need to share their whereabouts." He says and Klaus just raises his eyebrows.

"I see nothing of the sort."

"It is no secret that you often strategize while painting. I assume you have a plan, Nik." Elijah says as he stops beside them, Klaus only chuckling lightly as he turns.

"You ask that I share my strategies so you can run straight to Freya and bring her into the circle of trust. I think not." Klaus states as he shakes his head. He knew of his siblings talks with Freya and wasn't about to spoil is plans.

"It's too dangerous for you, brother. You cannot do this alone."  Elijah states, wondering why he was being so damn stubborn and not letting anyone help.

"Then whom should I trust to protect Hope?" Klaus asks as he turns to face Elijah who clenches his jaw. "Our newfound sister with duplicitous motives of her own? Hayley, whose allegiance to her husband grows stronger by the day, or how about Jackson, the self declared king of the wolves?" He asks. Grace knew where Klaus was coming from but he did have a bit of trust issues especially now when it came to hope.

"You need only trust me." Elijah tells him.

"I would love to, Elijah. Now more than ever, I need my brother, my closest ally, my blood." Klaus says as he walks up to Elijah. "But you have not been the same since mother got inside your head. Your judgement is not what it was. You are not what you were. The Elijah I know would never have clung so desperately to the word of a duplicitous stranger, telling him what he wants to hear." He explains which seemed to piss Elijah off a bit since he didn't like talking about what their mother did to him.

"Freya is just hurt, Nik. I don't think she'd willingly hurt her family." Grace didn't know Freya too well but it was clear that she wasn't on Dahlias side. But she also didn't want to be on Klaus' after he just killed Mikael.

"Freya is our blood, brother. She also has every reason to want Dahlias demise. We have no cause to distrust her." Elijah states and Klaus scoffs, rubbing his face.

"Which is a far cry from being trustworthy." He responds and Elijah can't help but roll his eyes. "She vanquished Finn, yes. But only after she herself resurrected him. And though lauded for saving Rebekah from Eva Sinclair, how do we know she didn't have a hand in waking that demon in the first place?" Klaus asks him and Elijah moves closer to his brother. Grace was just stood beside them, waiting for them to finish.

"Niklaus, if we cannot trust one another, we can't work together." He says and Klaus meets his eyes.

"No. We cannot." Klaus replies, looking away from Elijah. Grace moves her eyes between them for a moment before a sigh leaves her lips.

"Are you two done with your little soap opera?" Grace asks as she raises an eyebrow at the two men. They both turn their heads towards her, slight amusement in their eyes. "I get there's a lot of mistrust in this family, but if Freya can help defeat Dahlia, I think it's worth trusting her, Nik." She tells him, Freya was the person they needed but they couldn't exactly talk to her unless Klaus promised to actually trust her.

"I will do no such thing." Klaus responds with a scoff before leaving the room. Grace groans as she tilts her head back, looking towards Elijah. The man shakes his head before following after his brother.

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SEEING KLAUS AND CAMILLE SITTING OUTSIDE AT A CAFE, Grace decided to walk over to them and see what they were talking about. Although it seemed that Klaus wasn't too fond on what Camille was saying to him. She stops beside Klaus, placing her hands on Klaus' shoulders. He was a bit wary at first until he saw that it was grace and instantly relaxed. "Ooh, you two on a hot date?" Grace teases as she wiggles her eyebrows at them. Camille smirks as she tilts her head.

"Totally, he's giving me all the gossip on how horrible you are as a girlfriend." Camille jokes as she crosses her arms against her chest. Grace let's out a gasp as she puts her hand on her chest.

"How could you, Nik? I thought you loved me." She says, faking a hurt tone. Klaus only stares up at her, clearly not impressed.

"Very funny, you two." Klaus mutters as he shakes his head. Grace giggles as she leans down towards him.

"I can't have a little fun once in a while?" Grace asks him as she raises an eyebrow at him. Klaus meets her eyes, tilting his head.

"You can have all the fun you want, love." He responds and she just smiles before connecting their lips. The kiss lasts for a few seconds, his hand running through her hair before they pull apart. Camille was just keeping her eyes on the table, trying to keep her jealousy off of her face.

"What are we talking about?" She questions as she leans against the chair next to her.

"I'm trying to get Klaus to trust Freya but I sense that's never happening." Camille states with a sigh as she raises an eyebrow at Klaus who only glares over at her.

"He's not big on trust." Grace points out and she could see the face that Klaus had made. She only places a hand on her hip. "Am I wrong?" She asks him and he couldn't exactly say anything to defend himself.

"I thought therapy sessions were supposed to be confidential." Klaus says, looking back over to Camille who only shrugs her shoulders.

"Cami could never keep anything from me." Grace states before she looks at Klaus, her face going serious. "Try to cheat, I dare you." She warns, although she knew he wasn't stupid enough to do that. Plus, if he did, it would be his loss anyways. She wouldn't lose sleep over a man who clearly wasn't the one for her.

"She has eyes everywhere, I swear." Camille says as she shakes her head.

"Hm, yes, especially in other people's business." Klaus states as he meets Graces eyes.

"Technically we're together so you're business is my business." She points out and he narrows his eyes, just thinking about it for a moment.

"I don't believe thats how it works, love." Klaus denies and she pouts, putting her hand on his cheek and patting it lightly.

"Oh, that's exactly how it works." Grace replies, knowing he knew not to argue with her. "I have to go speak to Jenna, I will leave you two to your session." She states as she glances between them before looking back at Klaus. "I'll see you later?" She asks the man and he nods his head.

"Mhm." He hums and she leans down, pressing another kiss to his lips. Klaus kisses her back for a moment before she pulls away, sending a smile over to Camille.

"Bye, cami." She says as she waves a bit and Camille smiles back at her.

"Bye." Camille responds before watching Grace walk away. Klaus however was watching Camille's expression, his eyes narrowing a bit.

"You know, here we are talking about my feelings but yet, yours have yet to be discussed." Klaus points out as he clasps his hands together. Camille just looks at him confused, her eyebrows furrowing.

"What are you talking about, Klaus?" She asks him with a sigh leaving her lips. He only smirks gently as he leans against the table.

"I'm talking about Grace." He states and Camille was a little bit taken aback. "You have feelings for her." Klaus tells her and Camille just had to laugh, mainly because it was to cover up her stutter that she would no doubt have.

"You truly are delusional." Camille says with a smile, shaking her head. Klaus raises an eyebrow at her.

"Am I?"

"Do you even realize how much she loves you and how hard it was for her to do that?" Camille questions, as much as it hurt to see her be with someone else, she just hoped that Klaus was treating her right.

"I know, Cami." Klaus responds as he nods his head. He knew that Grace being with him was a huge step for her, he understood that. "And I do not take it for granted." He adds. "But that wasn't what I asked." He states and Camille glares at him, narrowing her eyes.

"Why do you keep changing the subject, the subject is you." Camille points out as she clenches her jaw, obviously not wanting to talk about this. Klaus nods his head, raising his hands up in defence.

"Very well." Klaus wasn't blind, but he wouldn't push the subject. He knew Camille would never say anything either so it was more just trying to get her to admit it. He was slightly jealous since it did seem that Camille and Grace were pretty close. But he trusted Grace with everything he had, he knew she would never hurt him.

And he wouldn't dare ever break her heart because he knew he would be an idiot to lose the best thing that ever happened to him.

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JENNA WALKS INTO THE COMPOUND, heading over to Grace who was sat on the couch. She didn't understand what was so urgent since it didn't seem like anything was happening right now. Walking over to her, Jenna stops in front of Grace. "What's going on?" She asks curiously before sitting down next to the woman. Grace was silent for a moment, just fiddling with her fingers which made Jenna worried.

"I don't think you and Mark should be here." She says after thinking to herself. Jenna furrows her eyebrows, just staring at her since she didn't get why she was saying this now.

"What are you talking about?" Jenna questions as she stares at her best friend who just sighs as she glances down at her hands.

"Not at least until we defeat Dahlia." Grace states and Jenna tilts her head. She now understood that grace was just trying to protect her and Mark.

"Grace, I can handle myself." She responds but it didn't seem like grace cared about that.

"You're pregnant, Jenna. I'm not letting you get hurt." Grace points out as she gestures to the woman's stomach. Nothing was going to allow grace to put her pregnant best friend in harm's way.

"I won't." Jenna denies.

"You don't know that." Grace responds as she runs a hand through her hair.

"I want to be here- I want to help--"

"And I need you to be safe." Grace says as she cuts her off, taking Jenna's hand and squeezing it. Jenna tilts her head, a sigh leaving her lips.

"I know you just want to protect me, but who's gonna protect you?" Jenna asks, grace wasn't even thinking about herself. She knew grace had Davina but she wanted to also protect her.

"I can worry about myself, and I have Davina." Grace states, as if reading Jenna's mind. Jenna crosses her arms against her chest.

"Davina is still young, she still has a lot to learn." She points out but grace had enough of Jenna talking back, especially when grace was just trying to save her.

"Damn it, Jenna!" Grace shouts, she didn't mean to but it had just come out. "Can you just listen to me, for once?" She asks as she brings her hands up to her face

"I'm not just going to leave you here." Jenna denies and Grace meets her gaze, her eyes showing every emotion as she just needed Jenna to listen to her.

"Please." She pleads, she knew Jenna wanted to help but grace did not need her putting her life on the line. "If something happens to you or your baby, I would never forgive myself." Grace adds as she shakes her head. If something happened to Jenna and it was her fault, she would never get over it. "Please, just go back to New York until Dahlia is dealt with." It wasn't like grace wanted her gone forever, it was just until this situation was dealt with.

"Grace-"

"Please." Grace never asked Jenna anything like this before, so the woman knew she was being serious. "I am begging you." She says and Jenna sighs, biting the inside of her cheek.

"What about Hanna?" Jenna asks, since she knew the girl and her father were also now living in New Orleans.

"I'm gonna talk to her and Paul, see if they can go somewhere until all this blows over." Grace says, even though she didn't know how she would explain this since Hanna didn't know anything about the supernatural.

"You really don't want me to stay and help?" Jenna questions, a frown on her face. She felt like she could help in some way but grace didn't want that.

"If you weren't baring a child, maybe things would be different. But I'm not taking that risk, Jenna." It wasn't like it was just Jenna, she was now pregnant and it was just more of a risk.

"Okay." Jenna says with a nod as she takes graces hand. She understood why Grace was so worried, and to be fair, she didn't want to do anything to jeapordize her baby either. "Okay, I'll go." She lets out a sigh as she pulls the blonde into a hug. Grace immediately wraps her arms around Jenna, closing her eyes as a tear finally escapes it, rolling down her cheek.

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GRACE WAS WALKING DOWN THE STREET, just needing to clear her head after everything that's happened recently. She knew coming back, there would be problems and she would be swooped back into the world of the supernatural. But she didn't realize how bad it would get, she could handle Esther, Mikael, hell, she could handle her father but Dahlia was able to take on two originals without even a scratch. That was what worried her, no matter how much Klaus was confident in defeating her.

She could feel the wind gust behind her, causing her to slow down for a moment. Glancing behind her, she didn't see anyone. Grace furrows her eyebrows, but she knew that someone was following her. As she turns back to walk, she comes face to face with a woman. Grace keeps herself stoic, stopping abruptly. It wasn't a mystery who the woman was, especially by the smirk that was playing on her lips.

"Dahlia." She says, a glare settling on her features. Grace wasn't dumb enough to try and escape, she didn't even know why Dahlia would want to speak with her. Unless she was here to kill her for no apparent reason.

"Ah, so you know of me?" Dahlia asks her and Grace scoffs, raising her eyebrows at the woman. Was she serious?

"Of course, you're the sadistic psychopath who's trying to steal a child." Grace states and Dahlia sighs, shaking her head.

"Trying to take what's rightfully mine?" Dahlia questions, she was merely trying to have what was promised to her and she was the monster?

"So, what do you want? Here to kill me in order to warn Nik?" She asks, she wouldn't put it beneath Dahlia to do something like that.

"I mean no harm to you, Grace." Dahlia denies as she walks closer to the woman who was a little bit wary.  "I come merely offering a deal." She admits which caught grace off guard.

"Why would I ever make a deal with you?" Grace asks as she places a hand on her hip. She knew how deals ended with Dahlia and she would never trust that woman with a ten foot pole.

"Because I can give you the one thing that you cannot have." Dahlia admits and grace furrows her eyebrows, confused as she just stared at her. "A child of your own." She states and Grace could only stand there for a moment. A scoff leaves her lips as she shakes her head.

"You're delusional." Grace replies and Dahlia raises an eyebrow at her, smirking.

"Am I?" Dahlia asks her and grace just bites the inside of her cheek. "I was able to allow Esther to bare more children." She points out.

"And in return, you are taking their children." Grace adds, shaking her head. It wasn't exactly a win-win situation.

"I only ask for one in exchange. You bring me hope, and I will bless you with a child." Dahlia states causing grace to roll her eyes. She would never give Hope over to Dahlia, no matter what she offered. "Klaus will be the father, I presume?" She says with a smirk, tilting her head.

"Klaus loves hope." Grace states, just because she would be able to give Klaus another child, doesn't mean he would want to lose Hope.

"And Klaus will love his new child all the same."  Dahlia points out causing grace to scoff. That didn't matter, Klaus did whatever he could to protect Hope, he would never want to give her up and Grace would never force him to.

"I don't care how much I may want a family of my own, and even though Hayley and I may be on the outs, I would never do that to her." Grace explains as she crosses her arms against her chest. Dahlia just shakes her head, narrowing her eyes.

"So, you would protect a child who is rightfully mine, all for a false sense of loyalty?" She asks the woman who just wanted to punch Dahlia in the face. Although she knew that would not exactly be a wise decision.

"She's my sister." Grace states but it didn't seem like Dahlia really cares about that.

"I will not make this deal again, Grace." Dahlia tells her.

"I don't care." She denies, biting the inside of her cheek.

"You will never bare a child, no matter how hard you try." Dahlia points out and Grace could feel her heart pull but she ignored it. She knew she wouldn't be able to have a child, it wasn't news to her. "Let me help you." She says as she takes a step closer to Grace who only takes a step back.

"I said, no." Grace sneers at her, glaring at the woman. She didn't need dahlias so called help, especially if it meant losing her niece. "Now, I don't care how powerful you think you are, you don't scare me." She snaps at Dahlia who only smirks. She was a little bit impressed by Graces confidence.

"Have it your way." Dahlia responds as she clasps her hands behind her back. "The deal is on the table until I acquire Hope myself. If that happens, nothing will ever help you have a child." She finishes before disappearing from graces view. The blonde glances around for a moment, her jaw clenched.

Grace wanted kids, that was never a question. And of course she would do anything to have them, but taking her sisters child away, that was something she would never do. She didnt care if that meant she was never able to bare a child. Because she had already come to terms with that a long time ago.

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HAYLEY GROANS AS SHE TILTS HER HEAD BACK, walking into the main room of the bar which was spelt to not allow magic to be performed. Dahlia had shown up for Hope, which luckily the room stopped her from entering. But Elijah wasn't exactly happy that she didn't even try and warn him or someone else. Grace was just following after them, her arms crossed against her chest. "Of course I tried to call you, Elijah, but since Dahlia was able to take down both Klaus and Mikael, I am guessing that a cell phone tower was a piece of cake." Hayley snaps at him as she turns to face the pair, crossing her arms against her chest.

"And where were the wolves who stood guard?" Elijah asks as he glances around the room. Hayley rolls her eyes, clenching her jaw.

"Getting their asses handed to them by Dahlia just like Klaus did." She points out and Grace just glances towards Hayley.

"Don't act like Dahlia couldn't take you too." Grace retorts, earning a glare from Hayley but seriously, if Dahlia could take Klaus, she would have a field day with Hayley.

"That's it. You're coming with me to the compound." Klaus states as he walks into the room.

"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." Hayley points out, seeming to be hesitant about saying the next thing. "Which is why we have to go." She says and Grace looks towards her, of course she was stupid enough to tell Klaus she was leaving. She would have a better chance just going without saying anything. "Jackson is out getting supplies, and then we're taking the wolves, and we're headed to the Bayou." She explains to the two men, even Elijah was slightly shocked.

"The swamp. So my child can be protected by the very wolves Dahlia so easily defeated? Absolutely not." Klaus denies as he shakes his head.

"You know, I am so over taking advice from you Klaus. All it has done so far is put Hope in danger." Hayley points out as she glares at the man in front of her.  "From now on I'm gonna do what I want to do. We're leaving." She states as she starts to walk past him but Klaus grabs her arm, pulling her to a stop.

"You're not going anywhere unless I tell you to." Klaus threatens but Hayley doesn't back down.

"I am not your prisoner, Klaus." She snaps at him while as Elijah and Grace were both fed up with it all.

"Both of you, please. We're playing into Dahlias hands." Elijah points out causing Klaus to look over at him.

"Not doing as I say plays into her hands." He states as he glances between the group. "While you two 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." Klaus tells them and Grace just groans as she tilts her head.

"Great, can you please tell us so she doesn't try and escape once again." Grace states as she crosses her arms against her chest. Klaus glances towards her, a bit confused while Hayley was glaring at her.

"I'm not going to apologize for doing what's best for my daughter." Hayley denies as she looks towards Grace. Grace rolls her eyes, turning to face the hybrid.

"But she's not just your daughter, Hayley. She's also Nik's, but you act like he doesn't have a say in any of this." She points out as she gestures towards Klaus.

"All of this is happening because of him." Hayley retorts, furrowing her eyebrows. Why was she acting like Klaus wasn't the reason why they couldn't ask Freya for help.

"No, this is happening because of a deal that Esther made which had nothing to do with him, he wasn't even born yet. But you take every little bad thing that happens and spin it in such a way in order to blame it on him." Grace explains to her and Hayley just rolls her eyes with a scoff.

"Why are you even defending him? He is the reason why Freya won't help us."

"Freya makes her own decisions. Nik killed Mikael because the man put him through hell and couldn't seem to stay dead the first time." Klaus had every right to kill Mikael who most likely would've turned and done the same thing the minute he got his hand on the stake.

"But you act like he's the only person worth fighting for in your life now, you're acting like we haven't know each other for years." Hayley points out and Grace scoffs, knowing that was not true at all.

"And you're acting like that should force me to agree with you on everything when I don't." Grace retorts, placing her hands on her hips. Elijah and Klaus didn't know whether to interrupt them or allow them to get this all out in the open.

"It's supposed to be you and me together, and yet you choose everyone but me." Hayley states and Grace just covers her face for a moment.

"Because I am not going to allow you to take a child away from her father?" She didn't understand what exactly she was doing wrong. She was just standing up for Klaus since he was the father of Hope.

"But you would let Klaus do that to me?" Hayley questions causing Grace to groan as she tilts her head back for a moment.

"I never said that." Grace retorts as she furrows her eyebrows. Hayley was trying to twist her words, and grace was not about to let that happen. "If Nik dared to leave with Hope, I would be having this same conversation with him. But he knows how much Hope needs her mother." She states, shaking her head. If Klaus tried to do what Hayley was, grace would stop him just the same.

"I love how you have always said you're so untrustworthy towards men and yet you fall into his grasp within all of two seconds." Hayley points out with a scoff as she told her eyes. Grace couldn't even understand why she was bringing all of this up when it had nothing to do with Hope.

"Nik treats me right, whether you want to believe that or not. And he wants what is best for his daughter.At least he's trying to do something against Dahlia rather than running." Grace snaps, running was not even going to work. Dahlia could sense Hopes magic and would always find them.

"Running will save us-"

"No, it won't!" Grace shouts at her, trying to get Hayley out of her little delusion. "Running never works, Hayley. Because whoever you are running from, will always find you, no matter what." She states but Hayley just brings her hands up to her face.

"You don't get a say in this okay?" Hayley says and Grace raises her eyebrows. How dare she even say that when everything grace has done has been to help Hayley. The one time she disagrees and suddenly her opinion doesn't matter.

"Dahlia came to me and she made me a deal." Grace admits which makes Hayley's eyes widen. Elijah and Klaus also snap their heads in her direction at the news. "She would help me bare a child in exchange for me helping get Hope to her." She tells them and Hayley was shocked to say the least but her face showed hurt as well.

 "But I declined because I know how much Hope means to you and I know how much she means to Nik." Grace points out as she didn't need Hayley's pity right now. "I am really getting sick and tired of you acting like he's the villain when he is not. He is just doing what is best for his family and like it or not Hayley, you're part of that family." She explains to the woman who seemed to contort back to her anger as she gestures towards Klaus.

"Do you know how many people he kills just for not doing what he wants?" Hayley asks her and Grace rolls her eyes. Anybody knew that, but that doesn't mean he's the villain.

"Elijah has killed people too, Hayley! Why do you keep trying to isolate Nik into the bad guy?" Grace questions and Hayley glares at her, crossing her arms.

"Elijah had a reason-"

"Bullshit." Grace snaps at her, becoming fed up with her behaviour and acting like Elijah was a saint. "You're telling me that everytime he has killed-- everytime you have killed, you've had a reason?" She asks the woman, crossing her arms against her chest. Hayley stays silent, her eyes drifting to the floor.

Grace never would shame Hayley for killing someone, but she was acting like she hadnt done some of the same things that Klaus had. "You know, all my life I've wanted a sister, I've wanted someone who I could trust with my life." She admits, her jaw clenched as her eyes soften slightly. Although her anger was only rising. "I always thought that that person was you." She adds, seeing the hurt in Hayley's eyes but at this precise moment, Hayley deserved to feel guilty.

"I've never been more wrong." Grace finishes, shaking her head. She doesn't even give Hayley time to respond, instead just pushing past her and exiting the bar.

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