What if Hayley Marshall met Elijah Mikaelson before Klaus Mikaelson? This story is set in an AU in NYC and changes the fate of many beloved Originals and TVD characters.

This story takes place after episode 1x18 The Big Uneasy. Elijah made Klaus a promise: that he wanted something he would take it. A simple promise, but could he fulfill it? Centuries of self-sacrifice, of putting others' needs before his own. Would he have the courage to be true to himself? To take what he wanted without thinking of the consequences?