POWERLESS • mikaelson mate

chapter thirteen

CHAPTER THIRTEEN

"Kresley" Elijah acknowledged me with a sharp nod before his eyes swiftly left mine. I gulped, my head dropping until I was staring at the floor. Kol gave my hand another squeeze before dropping it and positioning himself in front of me. I looked back up and he gave me a soft smile before addressing his siblings.

"What are you doing here?" he asked, looking between his brothers with a frown.

"I happen to live here." Finn said, raising his eyebrows in challenge.

"I wasn't talking to you, dimwit." Kol said sharply before crossing his arms over his chest and nodding towards Elijah, "What is he doing here?"

"Kol, a pleasure as always." Elijah addressed his younger brother with a forced smile, "I apologise for my sudden appearance. If I had known that you were here with my mate, I would have called ahead to warn you of my impending presence."

My stomach dipped when he mentioned me. Biting my lip, I looked up and startled when I noticed Elijah's eyes on me. I blinked away my shock and took a deep steadying breath as I met his gaze. We watched each other for a moment before Kol cleared his throat and our eyes darted towards him.

"I am afraid that Elijah is not here for a visit." Finn said and for the first time, I noticed the heavy concern on his face. I did not know him well and yet I could practically feel how tense his body was with stress.

"What happened?" I asked, the words flying from my mouth without permission. I stepped around Kol and I looked between Finn and Elijah, my brows furrowed in concern. The worry I felt for them felt so extremely natural that it shocked me.

Finn signed, closing his eyes as he announced, "Rebekah is missing."

My whole body froze at his words. For a small second, even my heart failed to beat. I looked up at Finn, a man I barely knew, with wide, horrified eyes. Only Kol knew my history with Rebekah and I felt confusion rippling from Elijah and Finn. Right now, however, I couldn't care less.

"Rebekah is missing?" I whispered, my voice cracking slightly when I said her name.

"She failed to show up to dinner with us." Elijah said sharply as he adjusted the sleeves of his suit jacket.

I raised an eyebrow. I had not known that Elijah would be attending the dinner with Rebekah and Finn.

Kol let out an unworried huff, "This is Rebekah we're talking about! We hardly ever hear from her, let alone see her. It is no surprise that she skipped a family dinner and I hardly blame her for it."

"She would never skip our dinners, Kol. Something must have happened to her." Finn shook his head seriously and his words felt like a gut punch. "We all allow Rebekah to do her own thing and have minimal contact but she always picks up the phone when we call her."

"What do we do?" I asked helplessly, running a hand through my hair and tugging at the strands, causing pain to elicit on my scalp.

"Your assistance is not required." Elijah told me coldly, "This is a family matter."

"Don't speak to her like that-" Kol began but I interrupted him.

"You know what, fuck you." I told Elijah with a confidence that I found in the wake of Rebekah potentially being in danger, "Whatever pain I have caused you is completely inconsequential at the moment. Your sister is missing and I am very capable of helping."

Elijah watched me for a moment, his expression unreadable. Then, he nodded his head and said, "We need to do a locator spell."

"I can do that." I said confidently.