Lisa's POV I give Arielle one last hug, trying to hold back the tears threatening to fall.She squeezes me tightly. Her body was wracked with sobs. "I don't want to die, Lisa." Her voice is hoarse. Show me how you did it, show me how you lived. She begs me.My heart breaks for her. I felt myself go limp against her. How? That has always been the big question. How did I survive that several times? How did Kayden survive? Why were the two of us different from the others? What happened in our lives that altered the course of history? Kayden had told everyone that my birth certificate was false. I can't lie to her and tell her that. Not today, of all days. It wouldn't be fair to her memory. I pull away and hold her shoulders, looking into her pleading, blue eyes. "I have no idea how I did it."She takes a deep breath and steps away from me. "I guess that's what makes you a fraud, isn't it?" With the back of her

Kayden's POV Luke meets my eyes. He was the only one who held my gaze. "I'll fight by your side.""So will I." Elijah turns his eyes back towards me.Stefan and Morrison exchange glances. "Count us in too," Morrison says. Stefan nods his head in agreement.Blake closes his eyes and sighs. "I'll join you too."Derek shakes his head. "I can't let you guys have all the guns without me."Genevieve stares at all of us. As much as I would have loved to join you guys, someone has to stay back to oversee this. Plus, in combat, I'm not half as good as any of you guys. I'll only be a liability. "

KLAUS' POV I'd killed ten rebels and I couldn't feel any better. I haven't had this much fun since Tiffany shattered my heart. I still carry the letter I wrote to her. I could afford to leave it lying around lest someone might see it. Right now, the letter felt like a ton of bricks in my pocket. Despite the fact that I was in a happy mood, my motivation is being fuelled by my disgust for the rebels. I've hated them with a passion ever since a rebel attack on my family fifty years ago on Mother's Day. My mother had been repeatedly shot. How she managed to survive has been termed a miracle. She spent a year in a coma and another year in the hospital. The poison in the bullets was so strong that our healing ability was reduced to the barest minimum. It was hard for everyone to see her that way.I button the cuffs of my shirt, having shifted back into human form, walking past the bodies of dead wolves lying on either side of

Lisa's POV "How's my son doing?""The same. He hasn't woken up yet; the doctor said he'll wake up when he decides to. "She sits down in the seat next to mine. "Thank you for all you're doing for him. My son is really lucky to have you in his life. "I snort. "I don't know if that's true. I still feel all of this is my fault. I just can't help but think so," I scoffed in front of Mrs. Blackwater. The realization made me cringe with embarrassment."You're being too hard on yourself. Even if it is your fault that all these things happened, you can live your life blaming yourself. You have to move on. "I nod. She knew the right things to say. I could only hope that Kayden's guilt would wash away when he awoke."I know about the rebels you grew up with, and I know you still feel a sense of belonging to them."I turned my head away from Kayden to look at her. "That means you know abou

Kayden's POV "I have a terrible headache." I groan, grasping my head in my hands and staring at the white wall across from me. This bed I'm lying on is propped up. There were needles connected to tubes on my skin. Where am I?Lisa's face enters my line of vision. "You've finally woken up.""I feel like I got hit by a moving train."Her face beams as her smile w. I don't think I've ever seen her this joyous --- this relieved. It was like a load had been lifted off her shoulders. "I thought I was going to lose you forever."The door is thrown wide open and my mother rushes in with Br