𝐕𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 | 𝐍𝐢𝐤𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐬 𝐌𝐢𝐤𝐚𝐞𝐥𝐬𝐨𝐧

CHAPTER SIXTEEN

"Stefan- Stefan's dead, Margot."

Her phone slipped from her hand only to be caught by Nik who was standing behind her.

"What do you mean dead?" He asked as he wrapped his arms around the woman who was clearly in shock.

"His- His heart was ripped out of his body- I- It was Julian. He possessed Tyler's body or something–" Caroline explained as she sobbed through the phone.

The hybrid sighed, "We'll be there in a few days." Before hanging up. "Love?"

She shook her head in his chest, "We never should have left," She whispered, regret filling her as she held onto him.

It had been just under five months since the ball. Margot and Nik had moved out of the shithole known as Mystic Falls and now lived in a small beach house in Australia. Was it because Margot wanted to see Nik shirtless 90% of the time? Yes. Yes it was.

Kol had moved to New York along with Elijah and Rebekah had gone to Italy. Everyone had been happy and safe. Until now.

It was too good to be true, really. If anything, the Mystic Falls's bad luck followed them wherever they went.

"I- I can bring him back. I can bring him back, Nik- I have to-"

His hand came up to her hand, gently holding the back of her neck as he played with her hair while he held her. "You can't tamper with the dead, my love. It never ends well."

"He's my dad. He's all I have left, Nik."

— — —

Screaming filled Margot's ears as she walked into Elena and Caroline's dorm room. It was Bonnie and Damon.

"My brother is over there!"

"I know that!"

"So is Alaric- So is your Grams," SHe heard Damon say as he threw something metal across the room.

"I know that, Damon... Enzo is here."

Margot frowned. Who the fuck is Enzo?

"Well, if it's not Mr. Butterfingers himself. How'd it feel to have your only hope of coming back slip through your fingers?"

"Are you serious?" Bonnie spoke after a minute of silence, "You found another Traveler?"

Travellers? Weird. Margot hadn't heard about them in years.

"Well, then, get on it."

With that, Margot walked in, "Talkin' to ghosts now, are we, little witch?"

"Margot?" The pair asked, shock coating their voices as they stared at the heretic. "What are you doing here?"

"Caroline called. Merry Christmas to us, I guess. Now, who is this lovely ghost we are talking to and how do Travelers have anything to do with my father's death?"

"Where's Klaus?" Damon asked.

"He's getting a snack. Now tell me why in all hell my father got murdered. And if you don't," She paused as she grabbed onto a fire poker before walking closer to the vampire, "You can join him on the other side."

"The Travellers took over Mystic Falls. These witches, Liv and Luke found out they came here because of the doppelgangers. So they wanted to kill one, they didn't succeed. Stefan died trying to save Caroline from Julian." Bonnie explained, silently wishing Margot would kill the vampire. He had gotten very annoying.

"And who is Julian? And where is he? He and I need to have a little chat about manners."

"He's a heretic. And Lily Salvatore's husband."