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CHAPTER FOURTEEN | ALONE WITH EVERYBODY
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KLAUS, HAYLEY AND HOPE HAD DECIDED TO DISAPPEAR. White Oak was no longer in their possession and since Klaus' sire line was broken, any number of his sired could use the weapon against him as revenge. The Strix were now focused on protecting Elijah, desperate to protect the leader of their sire line. However, Riley felt a lot more at least knowing the compound was basically a fortress against all manner of foes.
"Are you quite sure?" Elijah blinked. His gaze fell to Kol, almost as if he didn't quite believe what he was hearing.
"I saw him with my own eyes. Finn must have come back when Davina resurrected me." Kol defended himself with a confident look. He had seen Finn bold as brass in the streets of New Orleans the previous night.
Elijah's attention moved to Riley, almost as if he were asking for confirmation whether it was a possibility that Finn could be brought back. Riley nodded. "I mean, the spell is tied to Mikaelson blood. Either, it brought him back too, or he somehow hijacked the spell."
"Either way, the only how I care about right now is how long I'm going to make him suffer before I kill him."
"Restraint, brother. For now." The older of the two brothers ordered just as Kol started toward the door.
"Why?" Kol spun on his heels to face Elijah. "Finn is clearly the one spreading rumours about missing White Oak. He's luring Nik's enemies out of the woodwork. It's all part of his tedious revenge fantasy."
"You're wrong." Freya interrupted as she stepped into the study to join the debate. "Those rumours began before either of you returned. Finn's innocent."
"Innocent?" Riley echoed in disbelief. "He's tried to kill all of us every chance he got."
"He's an enemy of our family." Kol agreed.
"He is our family. Finn's return is an opportunity to mend old wounds and fix what's broken."
"He didn't just drop a bloody vase! He murdered me!" The younger vampire yelled out in outrage at Freya's suggestion.
Elijah eyed up his sister. "You seem certain."
"Are you honestly siding with her?"
Elijah raised his hand to silence Kol as he stepped toward Freya. "Time and again, Finn has demonstrated nothing but contempt toward his family, so you tell me how can you be so certain that he would return to us in peace?"
"Our sister knows me well." Finn's voice carried into the room as all attention moved to him. He sauntered in, in his original body. "Though, perhaps you're right to doubt my intentions. By all means, let's discuss our family quarrels. I believe we're long overdue."
