Chapter 31 : The Mikaelson ball (End)

As the ball neared its end, Esther called for a toast. Champagne flutes were distributed and Kol noticed something magical in the champagne.

"She really did it, huh?" Kol muttered to himself. 'Couldn't think any mother was capable of this in my other life where mothers practically kill themselves to save their children, even if they were monsters. And here's the Mikaelson matriarch trying to bind her children so she can kill them all together. What a mother we have, and people think it's easy.

To confirm his suspicions, he whispered a spell that identifies and analyzes magic. He had theorized about it as Kol, but never had the chance to test it and certainly wasn't going to share it with some random witches.

"Óðs runar, svá máttugir," he incanted softly.

"Ljómið nú, veitir þekkingar.

 Með þessum tákninum skoða

ég þaðan sem öll galdurin koma."

(Translation: "Runes of Odin, so mighty, shine now, grant knowledge. With these symbols, I inspect from where all magic comes.")

As soon as he finished speaking the words, he understood the magic of the blood-binding spell with a curse where all effects synchronize, no matter what.

He glanced at his siblings, except Finn, and lightly shook his head before pretending to sip the champagne, which his siblings followed.

As Elijah pondered how to avoid drinking in front of the Salvatores and their mother, the doppelganger interrupted, "Elijah, are you not going to take a sip?"

'Sneaky little thing' he thought to himself.

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"So, what did you want to show me," Caroline asked once they reached a large portrait of a snowflake.

"One of my passions."

Caroline looked up to really study the painting retorting, "Impressive I take to the curators at the louvre are not on vervain?"

Klaus shrugged, his eyes never leaving her form. Watching her as she studied his work, "Well that's their mistake."

Caroline looked down and pointed asking, "What about these where did you steal this from?"

He found himself smiling. Flirtatiously he added, "Well that's a long story rest assured it was worn by a princess almost as beautiful as you."

The blonde looked down smiling as she carefully held his drawings, "Wait a second did you do these?"

"Yeah um actually one of my landscapes is hanging in the La Hermitage not that anyone would notice." Caroline rolls her eyes causing a small grin to appear on the hybrids face.

"Have you been?" He asks.

She answers honestly, "I've never really been anywhere."

He replied earnestly, "I'll take you. Wherever you want Rome, Paris, Tokyo?"

The two stares at each other, laughing unexpectedly.

"You can get anything you want with a snap of your fingers," Caroline murmured, "Why does everything need to be controlled by you? The need for hybrids…."

Klaus hissed, "Don't. Those are things you don't understand. And controlling? That is a big accusation their love."

Caroline shakes her head before starring into his eyes straight on, "I get it. Your father did not love you and you assume no one else will either. And that's why you compel people, or you sire them, or you try to buy them off. That's not how it works you don't connect with people because you don't even try to understand them!"

With that Caroline turned around and left as fast as she could

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A/n

Sorry for not posting for the past month i have been facing too many personal and financial issues.

I already scheduled this chapter to be posted but it didn't register I found out just now this chapter was available on Pat-reon from last month itself

My eldest uncle passed away just after I posted last time after returning back to college i had to attend my final exams on top of that I am facing major issues regarding my rent and other finances so I have been busy making plans for clearing my dues

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