Devil ♡Elijah Mikaelson♡ [2]

Chapter 17: Devil's Link

Elijah and Coney, who are dressed up in cocktail attire again, are standing in Josephine's living room with Hayley, who is in her usual loose top, jeans, and combat boots.

"I'm gonna see if I can find Josephine," Coney says, kissing Elijah's cheek. Hayley smiles as she leaves, and once she's gone, she clears her throat again and gives Elijah a significant look. He can't help but smile bashfully in response as they wait for their hostess.

"Well, now I see why she didn't answer my calls," Hayley says, teasing. She pauses a beat and sits in a chair. "Did she have to come with us? She should have stayed home with her baby." Elijah sits down next to Hayley.

"Josephine LaRue can be rather recalcitrant. She is, however, enamored with Coney's musical prowess and cavalier spirit," Elijah says and Hayley nods.

"Huh. So, the Baby-Mut is now the Witch-Whisperer?" Hayley jokes and Elijah smiles and sighs out a laugh. "I'm just glad that you found someone so... multi-talented to spend your time with..." She leans in and nudges Elijah suggestively.

Elijah rolls his eyes and asks with a smile, "What exactly do you want from me?" Hayley looks at him but remains silent. Before she can answer, Josephine and Coney join them in the living room, and Elijah stands to his feet to greet her. "Madame LaRue."

"Mr. Mikaelson," Josephine says. Elijah gently kisses her on each cheek in greeting before she settles down in an armchair to talk with them. "Have you come to impress me once more with young Coney's rare talents?" She notices Hayley smiling in the doorway and looks at Elijah in amusement. "What, pray tell, does this one do?"

Coney smiles. "This one is family, Madame," She says. Hayley smiles at Josephine and stays silent. "But, we've come to ask for a favor." Josephine looks at them curiously.

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"Then, you need to let the witches put that body down! Eva will use up your sister, just like she did the others," Josephine warns.

"The others?" Coney asks, concerned.

"Eva was a wild beauty practicing a wild magic. But, she and Vincent were so happy, we let them be," She says.

Elijah sighs and says, "And then the children began to disappear."

"Children?" Cone asks. Elijah hadn't filled her in on that part.

"But, because of Vincent's tenacity, she was caught," Josephine says.

"We agree she must be stopped. No more of our youth will die," Josephine says. She stands to her feet. "That is why, Mr. Mikaelson, I will not extend your twenty-four hours." Elijah, Coney, and Hayley all look stunned and horrified. "Eva Sinclair now has a bounty on her head."

Elijah, outraged, asks, "You would condemn my sister to her death?"

"I dislike the term 'collateral damage,' but there it is. If one or two must fall to take Eva down for good? So be it," Josephine says. Coney and Elijah glare at Josephine furiously.

"I assure you, Madame LaRue, we will defend your witches with a fearsome vengeance," Coney says.

"You both have a wonderful way with words. Really. Your cadence is pleasant. Normally, I could listen to it all day long, but I grow tired of this. My mind remains unchanged," Josephine.

Coney becomes angry and stares at Josephine incredulously. "Are you serious?" Coney asks. Josephine looks at her, mildly offended by her outburst. Coney gestures toward herself. "I put on a talent show." She gestures to Elijah. "He has every vampire in the Quarter kissing your ass, and your final answer is 'Screw you'?"