𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 - 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘴 [1] DISCONTINUED

A Family Reunion

CHAPTER 26 - A FAMILY REUNION

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I WALK DOWN THE STAIRS AND RAISE MY EYEBROW AS I SEE KLAUS AND ELIJAH CASUALLY having breakfast in the dining room with Kol and Finn, who are still bound with their enchanted manacles that prevent them from doing magic. Compelled servants in suits place platters of breakfast pastries on the table.

"Ah, sister. Join us," Klaus smiles. "Today, a new future awaits," So now we're having breakfast with the enemy? "Forget your animosity toward Elijah, Leah and myself. Instead, join us against she who truly deserves your ire: our mother," Kol rolls his eyes, and Finn just looks bored. "Do this, and we will welcome you with open arms!"

"Who's we?" I whisper.

 "Well..." Kol reaches for a plate of pastries with his shackled hands, but Klaus pulls it out of his way. Kol sighs and rolls his eyes again.

"But, if you continue to oppose us, a denial of pastries will be the least of your concerns!" Klaus says.

Kol sighs. "If all you wanted was my allegiance against Mother Dearest, you should have said so! Save me a night shackled to the wall,"

"Yes, this was Niklaus. My recommendation was to remove your limbs, one by one, until you comply," Elijah says.

"That was actually my idea, and I take full credit. You just agreed," I tell him.

Klaus laughs and stands up. "We've... we've no desire to torture you," He stands behind Kol and Finn and squeezes their shoulders with his hands. "Provided you vow to stand beside us!"

Finn shrugs out of Klaus' grip. "Brothers and sister... Does that word even apply to us? After all these centuries of betrayal?" He glances backward at Klaus. "And, has loyalty to you ever rewarded? If so, tell me, Niklaus, where is our sister, Rebekah?" Elijah glares at Finn as he continues speaking. "She was blindly loyal to you for a thousand years, and now? Nowhere to be found. Where did our sister go? And, how did she escape your vile machinations?" Klaus, whose back has been turned to him, is clearly nervous and suspicious but laughs fakely to cover for it before he turns to face them.

"Heh! You think me vile? What, then, do you make of the one who cursed us?"

"She was trying to make you mortal again!" Finn shouts, frustrated. Elijah grabs a knife off the table, clearly suspicious and annoyed by Finn's words. "And, you three refused her," I roll my eyes. He laughs darkly. "It only proves how far you've fallen. But, I expect Rebekah will have a different response to her proposal. See, unlike the two of you, she always did cling to her humanity"

"Rebekah is off-limits to you. You pursue her, and you will suffer," Elijah says angrily.

"Do not let him goad you, Elijah. Neither he, nor Esther, will find Rebekah unless she wants to be found," Klaus tells his brother before turning to Finn. "And she does not,"

"Esther is quite determined,"Finn says. "She's been searching for Rebekah since the day she returned. I imagine it's only a matter of time," Elijah completely loses his temper, grabs Finn by the collar, and slams him onto the table before vamping-out and feeding on him.

I stand up. "Elijah!" Klaus pull Elijah away from Finn and shoves him against a nearby wall. Elijah puts his hands up defensively, so Klaus backs off and pulls Elijah's handkerchief out of his pocket so he can clean up. I walk up to them.

"What the hell were you thinking? We need them. Alive" I whisper.

"Imagine what they would do to Rebekah. To Hope,"Elijah says.