His Redemption

Chapter 3

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"Wait! Before you give the next name, can we know how—how he died?" Rebekah asked, sniffling, her eyes glistening with unshed tears.

"You're going to watch it anyway," Lucy replied, her tone firm as she resisted the urge to reveal too much.

"Please?" Rebekah pleaded, her voice quivering with desperation.

"Oh fine! You just had to pull that face on me, didn't you, Bekah? I can never say no to those eyes," Lucy relented, a soft smile breaking through her seriousness. "Oh wait, shit, I completely forgot to tell you something."

"Tell me what?" Rebekah asked, confusion etched on her face.

"Well, Bekah, why don't you share with us what the last thing you remember is?" Lucy suggested nervously.

"Uh... Oh, right! Mother died. She fell in front of me, and that's all I remember," Rebekah recounted, her voice trembling as the painful memory resurfaced. Klaus regarded her with concern, his brow furrowing.

"Rebekah, that was a long time ago," Klaus said, puzzled by her seemingly distant memory.

"What do you mean?" Rebekah asked, her heart racing with worry.

"Well, remember when your mother held your hands before she keeled over? She didn't do that out of any semblance of affection. She basically possessed your body," Lucy explained gently, mindful of Rebekah's fragile state. She didn't want to hurt her, but she knew the truth was unavoidable.

"As I control everything that happens here, I managed to restore you to your beautiful, lovely original self. And you don't have to worry about Ric's alter ego being here," Lucy explained, her tone more soothing now. The Scooby Gang exchanged relieved glances at the mention of Alaric, while the Mikaelsons encircled Rebekah protectively.

"Now, as I was saying before, Elena and Jerbear were the cause of your brother's death," Lucy continued.

"You bitch! I'm going to kill you!" Rebekah screamed, her rage boiling over as she lunged forward. But her brothers quickly restrained her, the earlier warning echoing in their minds.

"Should have let me kill the kid when I had the chance, huh, Nik?" Kol muttered darkly, glaring at the Gilbert siblings.

"Okay, before you guys tear each other's throats out, I'm going to reveal the next name," Lucy said, her voice cutting through the tension.

"Tyler Lockwood."

"What?!" Caroline gasped, tears welling in her eyes as she began to sob uncontrollably. Despite his own shock at the revelation, Tyler rushed to her side, pulling her into a comforting embrace. "No, you can't die. I can't lose you again," she cried, her voice trembling with fear.

"Hey, it's okay. We can change what happened, right?" Tyler reassured her, glancing anxiously at Lucy for confirmation.

"Yes, that's why I brought you here," Lucy replied, her tone steady but heavy with the weight of their situation.

"How did he die?" Caroline asked, hastily wiping her tears away, her focus solely on the answer. She didn't notice the concerned look Klaus shot her way; he hated seeing her in pain.

Lucy hesitated, knowing the truth could ignite further animosity toward Damon. But she had already revealed Elena and Jeremy's involvement, so she couldn't lie about this. Reluctantly, she said, "Damie killed him."

The Scooby gang turned towards him enraged, Caroline had vamped out and was going to attack him but Tyler stopped her.

"In his defence, his humanity was off and well, there's also more to the story than you guys think," Lucy said trying to make them understand but she couldn't give everything away.