𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧- 𝐄.𝐌

25. Time to tell the Truth

The Mikaelson siblings found themselves in a larger turmoil than they anticipated. All stood around the compound area gazing at one another clueless about what to do next.

"So mother and father along with Finn are back?" repeated Kol still processing the gravity of the situation. He turned to Elijah before adding, "And Maeve knew that mother and Finn are back and she warned you about it last night."

"How many times must I repeat myself? That is the truth."

"What do we do now?"

"The question is simple isn't it? Which of our parents do we kill first?"

"Shouldn't we be more concerned about the fact that your mother who killed your daughter is back and probably plotting some major plan that could sabotage your lives...again?" Caroline queried realistically right as she stepped into the room.

"The intruder's got a point." said Kol, "no offence darling, you just were never invited. Anyways, how do we figure out a plan?"

As the brothers and Caroline wrecked their brains for a solution, Hayley and Rebekah joined in as well.

"So your parents are alive." repeated Hayley. "Times like these I'm glad I never knew my birth parents."

"Now what's our plan?" asked Rebekah.

Before their conversation could proceed, Hayley's phone rang. A twinge of suspicion creased her brow as she reached for it. Her fingers were shaky, her heart thumping an anxious rhythm.

Her eyes widened as she saw the caller ID. An icy dread tightened its grip on her mind immediately. She looked up, making eye contact with Klaus before he answered the call.

"Hello."

"She found us," came the chilling voice, before the line went dead.

"Shit," Hayley cursed under her breath, her voice barely a whisper but thick with tension.

Klaus's brow furrowed in irritation and concern. "What's wrong? Who found whom?" asked Elijah, his voice steady but tinged with urgency. Hayley opened her mouth to respond but was cut off by the insistent ringing of her phone once again.

The spiral of dread pulled her deeper as she answered the call. "Finn," she said quickly. "He found us. We are leaving." The call ended just like that, instilling more fear into her bones.

Klaus's eyes darkened with impatience. "What is going on?" he asked, clearly irritated by the mystery and urgency of the calls.

"We need Maeve," Hayley's voice was firm though panic lingered at its edges.

"We do, but in case you haven't noticed Hayley, she isn't here!" Kol reminded her, his tone snippy and sarcastic. "So we need to figure out a way ourselves."

Without responding, Hayley reached into her pocket and pulled out a fistful of bright herbs mixed with mysterious powders, turning away from the Mikaelsons as she began muttering incantations under her breath. There was fervor in her movements as if time itself were slipping through her fingers.

Caroline's voice broke through the tense atmosphere, impatient and urgent. "Hayley, we have matters to attend to—important and critical ones! What are you doing?" Her words grew sharper as a tangible rush of energy began swirling around the dimly lit room like an ethereal tempest.

In a sudden burst that defied logic, a figure stumbled into existence from thin air, looking stunned and disoriented amidst the grandeur of the Mikaelson compound in New Orleans.

"What the hell?" came an incredulous exclamation from Maeve herself.

Shock rippled through everyone present; jaws dropped in unison as they all exclaimed together, "Maeve?"