Chasing The Rejected

-CLARA-

The fear in Aurora’s eyes slowly turned sinister before she narrowed her eyes at me like a maniac.

“I’m going to have fun ruining you” She muttered smugly and I clenched my jaw and was about to pounce on her when Damon wrapped his arms around me and pulled me away.

“Let me go! I’m going to kill that b**h! Let me go!” I screamed as I fought against Damon’s hold but he just held onto me tighter.

“What is going on?” Damon questioned as he turned me to him and in that moment, Aurora began to cry which just made me angrier.

“Are you okay?” He questioned as he stared down at me with worry maybe because he saw the look of anger on my face.

“Damon, she..”

“I wasn’t talking to you, Aurora. I’m talking to my wife and what the f**k are you even doing here?” He questioned and I could stop the smile that appeared on my face when I saw the shocked look on hers.

She had thought Damon was going to be moved by her tears.

“Damon I…”

“Jason, get Aurora out of here” Damon ordered one of the guards who immediately picked Aurora away and tried dragging her out but she kept fighting them.

“I was with you when you were going through your worst! Not her, me! And yet you’re treating me like I’m nothing but a nuisance! When she ends up betraying you, you’ll realize I’m the one you love!” She screamed as the guard dragged her away and only when her voice disappeared did Damon grab onto my face as he inspected my body.

“Did she hurt you? What happened?” He questioned and the worry in his eyes melted my heart.

“I want her gone, Damon” I said through clenched teeth and he sighed.

“Okay then. I will ask Luca to send her away tomorrow and…

“I just don’t want her gone, I want her dead” I interrupted and his eyes widened. He had probably not expected me to say such a thing.

“Clara…”

“If she’s not killed, she’s going to find her way back into your life because she’s f**g obsessed with you. Kill her, Damon” I told him and he smiled as he reached out to caress my hair.

“What has she done to upset my loving Clara? You’re usually so nice” He teased and I scoffed.

“Someone like her doesn’t deserve my kindness” I murmured and he raised an eyebrow.

Tell me what she did or said to you that’s making you so angry” He urged and I pursed my lips before letting out a sigh. There was no use hiding anything from Damon. I wanted him on our side.

“She threatened to not only hurt me but to hurt Aunt Amelia and threatening Aunt Amelia is where I draw the line” I told him and he frowned.

“Why would she threaten you or Amelia?” He questioned and scoffed. Was he just acting dumb?

“Of course it’s because of you and it’s because I know her secret. She’s a vile human being, Damon” I said to him.

“What secret?” He questioned and I pursed my lips.

“You won’t believe me if I told you” I responded.

“Try me. What secret?” He asked while staring intently into my eyes.

“Aurora poisoned your mother and that’s why she’s sick” I told him and he paused before he slowly began to laugh.

“That’s the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard in my life, Clara” He uttered and I frowned. He didn’t believe me.

“I’m telling the truth, Damon. She…”

“So what you’re trying to tell me is that Aurora, who once risked her life just to save my mother from her illness, was the cause of the illness in the first place? Do you know about all the things Aurora had to do to save my mother?” He questioned and I sighed.

“I know but…”

“You don’t know. You spoke to Dimitri, didn’t you? It’s only Dimitri that can come up with such b**t. I told you not to talk to him but you didn’t listen and now, he has filled your head with nonsense” He spat out then began to walk away while I trailed behind him.

“It’s not nonsense, Damon. If you’d just listen to me…”

“I will not listen to you on this one, Clara. You weren’t there when Aurora had to go through sleepless nights just to find a cure for my mother. She would go out into the wild to find special herbs and come back injured but still, she never gave up and was able to cure my mother for that time being and now what you’re trying to tell me is that she went through all that when she was the cause of the illness in the first place? Make it make sense Clara” He spoke and I just stared at him, unable to say anything because there was no way I could convince him without proof.

That b**h had played her cards really well.

When he noticed I wasn’t saying anything anymore, he let out a sigh then moved closer to me and grabbed my face.

“I love you so much, Clara and I’ll always be on your side. If you want Aurora gone then fine, done but I won’t support you on what you just said. Don’t listen to Dimitri’s nonsense, he’s a psychopath, okay?” He murmured softly and I just nodded then flashed him a slight smile.

“Okay” I replied and he sighed before pulling me into his embrace.

“I don’t like arguing with you” He murmured and I smiled.

“Me too” I responded as he pulled away and placed a kiss on my forehead.

“When I’m back, we’ll talk better, okay? It seems you and I really need this vacation to clear our heads, hmm? Give me a smile before I leave, a genuine smile” He said as he pinched my cheeks slightly and I rolled my eyes but wasn’t able to keep the smile off my face.

I couldn’t even blame him for taking her side on this. A sane person could never have done what Aurora did and if I didn’t know how insane she was, I wouldn’t have believed as well so I couldn’t be mad at him. I just had to find proof.

He placed a kiss on my lips before leaving and only when I was sure he was far enough did I leave the house in search of a plan.

Like always, as soon as I stepped outside, I felt Dimitri’s presence behind me.

“Why do I have a feeling you’re looking for me mademoiselle?” He questioned and I turned around then narrowed my

eyes on him.

“You’re stálking me and it’s starting to get weird” I told him and he chuckled.

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“I know it may seem like that but it really isn’t. I saw Aurora angrily stomping away while crying and immediately knew it had something to do with you or Damon. I saw the marks on her face though which I assumed were from you? Kudos. So I came here in search of you. What did she do this time?” He questioned and I sighed.

“I have a plan on how we can expose Aurora to everyone but it’s a very risky one and might cost me everything but I’m willing to risk it if that means I can get rid of her once and for all. Are you in?” I questioned and he stared at me for a while before a smirk appeared on his face.

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