Natasha's PoV
"Niklaus."
I couldn't know why, but the first thing that escaped my mouth was his name. He was the first conscious thought in my mind, the first word I uttered as I struggled to even open my eyes and regain my strength, and I felt an unexplainable pang of relief pass over me when he was the first person I also looked at when I opened my eyes.
I stripped struggling and trying to get up on the bed when I saw him, and relaxed. I was in my room at Niklaus' house and he was right beside me. If nothing else, I was at least safe.
"Juliet," he answered, looking a little lost himself. The first few buttons of his shirt were open, his hair a mess and his eyes roughly red as if he had fallen asleep waiting for me to wake up.
My breath got stuck in my throat as his dark chocolate b
