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   All night, Angelique stayed up trying to figure out who this another Witch could be.
She had live long enough to know most of Witches that had survived so long that their powers could anyhow threat her, and those Witches she has made deals with not to attack on one another.
In weak morning light she drive to Angel Bay, calling every man she had to meeting.
 She had always been well prepared for everything, and now she would make sure she is prepared as well.
"Miss Bouchard, what is this?" One of her most trusted man asked tiredly.
"Shut up, drink your coffee and be wide awake. We have a problem"
Man blinked his eyes in surprise but nodded, "Of course."
 Angelique looked at the men around the table, some of them standing since there was no space to sit anymore.
 Soon one of guardians came into the room. "Miss Bouchard, it is young Miss Stoddard, she says she must meet you right away"
Angelique looked confused but nodded, "Lead her into my office. I will be there soon."
Guardian nodded and left.
Angelique looked at the men, making long story short. Her men seemed to understand the point fast, and within 15 minutes Angelique was alone in room.
Her men knew everything of what she was. And they were all well trained to protect her. Reward they got from it, was good. Angelique would be in trouble if any of them betrayed her, so she payed them well for their hard work as well as loyalty. Sings of betraying lead easily to that she brainwashed those men and kick out. Everyone knew what she was able to do, so they respected her with slight fear.
  She took all folders and left into her office.
"Carolyn, what a surprise. What brings you here? You're little too young to work for me."
Carolyn rolled her eyes. "Look, what ever you did to my mother, change her back as she was."
"Touching, you care."
Carolyn narrowed her eyes. "Shut up."
"Have I ever told you that I like your temperament?"
"Just help my mother, ok?"
"I can't... I did nothing to her."
Carolyn stared at Angelique in disbelief. "You did. You lie."
Angelique smiled, "Why should I lie? If I had cursed your mother, don't you think she would be dead by now?"
Carolyn looked down, obviously swallowing back her anger but still thinking about it. Sure Angelique was known in her family by that classic line that "If she wanted to kill you, you'd be dead by now".
"I guess."
"So, what about if you just leave before I have to kick you out?"
Carolyn looked at Angelique, her bitchy teenager eyes reflecting real desperation.
"Angie, can't you just help us for once in your damn Witchy life?"
Angelique raised eyebrow, "You're actually scared for her."
"Alright, alright! I am. Now help her. Ok?"
Angelique sighed, "I can't Carolyn."
"What you mean you can't? You've really easily destroyed everything around you, why can't you fix even one thing?"
"Carolyn I have not cursed your mother!"
"Oh right, like you didn't curse Barnabas and me"
"Carolyn! I am not only Witch in town anymore."
Carolyn looked surprised. "And you admit that?"
Angelique hissed angrily, "Get out of my office before I make sure that your miserable Doggie life gets few decades shorter"
Just now Carolyn stepped back few steps. As a human, she could do nothing to Angelique.
"Hey.. You know me.. I just.." She swallowed slightly and smiled nervously, "Angie, can't we just talk, ok?"
Angelique smiled sweetly, "Of course. What kind of funeral you want?"
Carolyn looked at her eyes wide, "Seriously Angie, this isn't fun anymore."
 Angelique stepped closer, "I think it's just becoming much more fun"
Carolyn looked at the door, obviously thinking could she make it out of the door before Angelique got her.
"Don't bother, my men will catch you sooner than you can say my name."
"Angie... You already cursed me, you ruined my life, ruined our business and all, aren't you satisfied?"
"Maybe I want all Collins family members dead."
"I.. Am Stoddard. Not Collins"
"Nice try."
"Yeah, seems like it didn't work."
"It didn't." Angelique smiled.
"Hands off my daughter!" Elizabeth screamed as she came into the room, trying to catch her breath.
Angelique looked at Elizabeth, "You shouldn't run so much in that age. It doesn't do good to your health old woman."
"Stay.. away from my.. My daughter."
"Cute."
Elizabeth sighed, "Carolyn, get out."
Carolyn looked at Angelique and then her mother, slowly backing away from the room.
"Angelique!" Another voice called.
Angelique raised eyebrow, "What damn Collins family meeting here is today?"
Barnabas came into the room and shot the door closed, "Now you don't leave this room until I have made myself clear to you Witch."
"Mind your blood pressure Barnabas, all my men are well trained to kill all kind of supernatural creatures."
"Including Witches?"
"No."
Elizabeth looked tired but her eyes were wide open, looking rather crazy. "Angelique, what ever you did to my family, fix this."
"And Collinwood is nearly destroyed! We have but very few rooms we can live in!" Barnabas growled.
" Congratulations for both of you, you're obviously Collins family." Angelique smiled sweetly.
Barnabas hissed angrily and took hold of Angelique's neck, "Fix this, or I shall make sure you will be destroyed along with us."
"Go on, slaughter me. My men will do what I started. You will be handed over to villagers, and the fact that you rebuild your family reputation with murder, will destroy everything you have build."
Barnabas let go of her. "You shall never have my love."
"I will."
"Never."
Elizabeth sighed heavily and kneel down, taking hold of Angelique's hand. "Please, help us."
Barnabas looked at Elizabeth eyes wide, "Do not be fool!"
Elizabeth looked at Barnabas with her insane eyes, "I am tired of this Barnabas. She has powers... " She shake her head, "I am tired.."
Barnabas looked down, "I know."
Angelique raised eyebrow and pulled her hand away from Elizabeth, "Get up old woman. You look too pathetic already."
 "You can curse me as you want Angelique, I have nothing more to lose... Just please help my family."
Barnabas growled and pulled Elizabeth back to her feet, "My family does not kneel down to servant girl!"
"Barnabas, face the truth! She is only one who can help us now!"
"Then I deal with it by myself. But we do not kneel down to her!"
"Being too proud doesn't help us through this now..."
"Perhaps not, but being weak doesn't help either."
Barnabas pushed Elizabeth towards the door, "Go to Carolyn. I handle Bouchard by myself."
Angelique smiled, "How cute, desperation fits to your family well Barnabas."
Barnabas growled and waited until Elizabeth was out. "You will have a taste to that desperation as well my dear... You wanted to marry me, so you are to be Collins as well."
Angelique laughed softly, "In your dreams blood sucker."
Barnabas came to her, placing his hand either sides of her, pushing her against the wall. "My dreams, are your nightmare my dear."
"Are they? I find this rather pleasurable."  Angelique smiled.
"We shall see if you think so after I am done with you" Barnabas whispered coldly, piercing his fangs into her neck.