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The full moon has risen Juniper is in the living room pretending to read a book but is actually listening to Rebekah's one sided conversation with the overthrown vampire king. June listens to the Original vampire hang up the phone and begin talking to a stranger.

"You're one of them aren't you? An Original." The man speaks causing June to sit up.

'That voice. It can't be. Please don't tell me it is. It isn't. We haven't spoken in seven years why would he show up now.' Juniper thinks. Nervous and angry at the possibility of who it might be.

"Yes. You might want to say that with more respect..." Rebekah pauses checking out the naked werewolf. "I suppose you'll be wanting Hayley."

"Or I could just talk to you." Juniper's demon claws are out scratching the cover of the book that is in her hand. "I'm Oliver. I didn't catch your name."

At the sound of his name Juniper uses her powers to appear right behind him.

The Queen of Demons grabs Oliver's long blonde hair and throws him backwards.

Rebekah stands there shocked as to why Juniper would do something like that when she claimed to be friends with the wolves.

The woman with dyed hair turns around to face Oliver with a glare.

"Her name is Rebekah and she already has a man. Now why don't you stop being the little whore you are and put some clothes on." Juniper sneers at him, as he stares at her in shock.

"Hayley! The party's here!" Juniper shouts walking away from the two. Before she mutters. "And an asshole that I want to murder."

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The wolves are outside having a good time, some socializing, some dancing, and others playing instruments.

Juniper walks around saying hello to a few of her friends.

For once the Queen of Demons is content with everything, loving how the wolves she had grown up with are having a good time.

That is until she sees Rebekah dancing with Oliver.

Both of them smiling and laughing, envy sizzles inside of her.

She glares at them and begins to walk away.

"Boo!" A person grabs Juniper by the waist barely lifting her up. A small yelp escapes Juniper's lips as she squirms at the person's touch.

She turns around, her smile growing. "Jackson!" June yells throwing her arms around her best friend. "Oh my Devil! Look at you! You have facial hair!" They pull away quickly examining each other then hug again.

"Look at you! You dyed your hair! And grew two inches!" The werewolf with long jet black hair jokes.

"Very funny." Juniper deadpans before smiling at him again. "I have someone who's been dying to meet you." She grabs her best friends hand before dragging him inside.

The two walk through the kitchen but get stopped by Oliver. Juniper glare at him while Jackson says hello. She tries to walk past him but he won't let her. Claiming that they have to talk. Juniper tells Jackson where he can find Hayley before Oliver pulls Juniper aside.

"What do you want?" June crosses her arms not looking at the man in front of her.

"How are you? How-how's the baby?" Oliver asks grabbing Junipers hand like he used to when they were younger.

"Don't! You don't get to know how I'm doing.

You don't get to touch me like we've been together all this time.

After eight years of being ignored by you!

Eight years! Every month for the past eight years I have visited the pack and every single timeyou weren't there!

Do you want to know why?! It's because you didn't care!

You cheated on me with three other girls!

And when I told you I was pregnant you left me!

So don't pretend that, all of a sudden, you carebecause you don't!" Juniper yells angry tears threatening to spill but she won't let them.

She won't give him the satisfaction of knowing how much damage he did to her.

In her eyes he doesn't deserve to know what happened to their daughter.

June begins to walk away and Oliver lets her.

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Juniper makes her way to the piano room that Hayley and Jackson are in. The two werewolves heard everything that Juniper had said to Oliver. Hell, everyone heard what Juniper had said to Oliver. They just choose not to bring it up.

"Hey baby momma, Jacks." Juniper enters the room pouring herself a glass of Bourbon.

"Are you okay?" Hayley asks June watching her pour the amber liquid.

"Real question is. Are youokay?" June points to Hayley smiling softly.

"I know it's a lot to take in." Jackson adds.

"I just wanted to meet my family. I never imagined I'd meet my husband from some weird ass arranged marriage." Hayley remarks.

Jackson chuckles. "I guess you don't know about any of this because there was never anyone around to teach you.

The Crescents aren't just any pack of wolves.

Okay? The bloodline goes back to the very beginning.

Two families- yours and mine. I guess that makes us kind of like royalty.

" He stands from the piano walking towards Hayley.

"This is a joke. Right? I mean, if you're royalty. Where's the throne?" Hayley asks causing Juniper to sigh.

"We really have to educate you on New Orleans history." June mumbles pinching the bridge of her nose.

"New Orleans used to be our town. And we lost it all because of some infighting." Jackson begins to explain. "The vampires came after us. And if our packs were united we could have taken them. So our families decided to bring the two line back together. And you and I were betrothed."

Juniper chuckles softly at how odd it sounds but she knows that it is true. Hayley, on the other hand, does not know the truth behind it.

"I'm sorry. This is ridiculous." Hayley giggles covering her mouth with her hand.

"Look obviously things didn't end the way anyone thought they would.

Our pack made a huge misstep with the vampires when we refused to back down.

And Marcel had us cursed by a witch. You are the last one of your bloodline, Andrea.

Or Hayley, or whatever you call yourself.

" Jackson hesitates to continue. "These people will follow you.

You can help them, you and what you represent. "

Hayley narrows her eyes at Jackson. "And what is that exactly?"

"A time when things were different, when our people fought back. And after everything you went through to find us... you're the one who's going to break our curse." Jackson tells her earning confused looks from both Hayley and Juniper.

"Jacks what are you talking about?" Juniper asks walking next to Hayley putting a protective arm around her.

"Your guys witch friend. She told Eve that she was coming here tonight to set us free." Jackson explains.

"I'm calling Rebekah." Juniper tells them pulling out her phone to dial the blonde vampire but there is no answer. After a couple of more tries June turns to them "Hayley she isn't answering try Elijah." The pregnant werewolf pulls out her phone calling the Noble Original.

"Elijah, something's going on with the witches."Hayley speaks into the phone. The Noble Mikealson tells her something as the doors slam shut.

"What's going on?" Jackson asks looking at June for an answer.

"It's a trap. We didn't make a deal with any witch." Juniper explains trying to open the door but a fire starts, locking them inside.

"Elijah, it's a spell they're trapping us inside." Hayley informs the Noble Original.

The three of them leave the room to try the front door but it slams shut.

Flames grow around them as all the door and windows slam shut.

Trapping them in the piano room. Jackson grabs the stool from the piano to break the window but he is thrown back.

More flames grow inside the small room. Hayley begins coughing, Juniper dumps out the water from a vase on a cloth telling her to breath through it.

Juniper asks her demons if they have found a way out but they have no answer.

Elijah burst through a window grabs Hayley and leaves both Juniper and Jackson behind. Jackson passes out as Juniper looks for a way out but the flames circle them in.