Chasing The Rejected Luna's Heart (Clara and Liam)

-CLARA-

I couldn't believe a word that came out of Dimitri's mouth.

"Dimitri, you should have come up with a better lie because all you've said is bullshit" I told him with a frown on my face and he sighed.

"I know you wouldn't believe me but I have no reason to lie to you" He uttered and I scoffed.

"Of course you do. You have been lying to me since the moment we met" I told him and he immediately shook his head.

"No, Clara. Everything I've said to you is the truth, I didn't lie. I just omitted the part where I was keeping an eye on you but you have to believe me. If we don't do something immediately, Damon is going to be in trouble" He said to me and I sighed as I ran my fingers through my hair out of frustration. "So let me get this straight. I have an uncle who's running around killing supernatural beings because of his ancestral inheritance and he and his human buddies are trying to frame Damon for their killings?" I questioned and he nodded.

"Yes. I know it sounds absurd..."

“It is absurd, Dimitri. That man you're claiming to be my uncle is human and I'm not so tell me, please enlighten me on how that can work” I urged him and he sighed.

"I don't know your family background, I wasn't able to find anything on your parents. As a matter of fact, it was almost like they didn't exist. The day my men and I raided one of your uncle's secret lair, I saw this picture..." He trailed off as he reached into his pocket, pulled out his wallet and took out a picture before handing it to me.

"We saw this at the lair and I can assure you that is the man we are looking for and beside him is..."

"Me" I whispered softly as I stared at the picture with wide eyes. There in the picture was a little me standing next to a tall man who had an angry scar on his face. I was all smiles in that picture which was a sight to see and not only that but the scary looking man was staring down at me with a fond look on his face.

A familiar feeling immediately surged in my heart but I immediately shook it off. It couldn't be...

I trailed my fingers across the picture and couldn't help the smile that appeared on my face. I had genuinely looked happy with him and so did he but how was this possible? He was a human and I wasn't.

"How do you know it's not just some random man that took me in or something?" I questioned as I slowly turned to Dimitri.

"Because right next to this picture was a handwritten letter dedicated to you" He uttered and I furrowed my eyebrows when he pulled out a paper and handed it to me.

I glanced between him and the paper before grabbing it.

"He left that behind with the picture. It's almost like he knew I was right on his tail and wanted me to find that just so I could tell you about him" Dimitri uttered and I couldn't stop the tears from rolling down my cheeks as I read the letter.

[My little ladybug, I'm sorry I haven't come to get you and I'm sorry I had to let you live with those animals for such a long time. It was because wasn't a match for them back then but I'm stronger now and I will not | be letting you go this time. Your parents left you in my car and until my last breath, I'll make sure to fulfill your father's dying wish when I find you. Love, uncle scar face]

"Why are you crying?" I turned to Dimitri as soon as I heard his voice and noticed he had stood up from his chair and was in front of me. He wiped away my tears and I let out a sigh.

"I don't know... I really don't know" I murmured honestly. I couldn't explain it but reading the letter steered some kind of emotion within me that I couldn't explain.

It felt so familiar and the warmth that consumed my soul brought tears to my eyes.

"If he really cared this much about me then why was I abandoned in front of my old pack? Why was I left there? It doesn't make any sense?" I questioned while still staring at the photo and the letter.

"I cannot provide the answer to your questions right now because I would like to know as well. Only your uncle can provide the answers to these questions" Dimitri said and I turned to stare into his eyes.

His eyes were urging me to join him and help me fight my uncle.

"As much as I'd like to help, I don't want to risk hurting my child" I told him as I placed that letter and the photo on the table.

"I will make sure you don't get hurt. As a matter of fact, your uncle will never get to come near you. You'll just be used to lure him out of hiding and then I can capture him. That's all He explained and I frowned.

"When you capture him, you plan on killing him right?" I questioned and he nodded without hesitation.

"Him and the rest of the hunters are a threat to not only our kind but to other beings as well. He needs to be put down" He told me and I furrowed my eyebrows before my eyes fell on the photo again.

"What if I don't want him dead?" I questioned softly. Even though I couldn't remember the man, I could already feel the strong connection I had with him just through that photo and letter.

"It's not up for debate, Clara" Dimitri spoke and all traces of the softness and kindness on his face and eyes were replaced with seriousness.

"I'm mostly doing this for my brother, your husband so you have to choose who matters to you more. My brother or your uncle?"...