WARRIOR QUEEN • N. MIKAELSON [1]

Chapter 17

Meanwhile in Mikaelson mansion ...

Niklaus was packing up things around the house while Rebekah talked to him.

"Alaric Saltzman just tried to kill me." the blonde girl said.

"Alaric Saltzman is supposed to be dead." Her brother countered.

"Well, he's not and he's a vampire thanks to mother's spell with a white oak stake that can't kill him. He's strong, Nic. Too strong."

Fuck. Machae was right.

"Where is he now?"

"He's stuck at the school without a daylight ring, but as soon as night falls he'll come after us. And Machae. We need to leave now."

"She left to find Kol and Edinburgh straight after. Fine. I'll collect Elena, we'll be on our way."

"Forget Elena! You don't need any more stupid hybrids!"

"What I need is protection from Esther's continued assaults against us."

"We'll protect each other, like we always have. Always and forever, Nic."

"I'm not leaving without her."

"I'm leaving now. You can either walk out that door with me or you are on your own."

Niklaus looked at her but said nothing.

"Fine. Trust your hybrids over your family. Let your spite be the death of you, see if I care."

Rebekah walked out of the room, walking into Tyler on the way out.

"Move it, sire boy!"

"What's her deal?"

Niklaus stared at him and Tyler continued on into the room.

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Gilbert Residence ...

Elena was upstairs in Alaric's old room. Her phone rang. She picked it up and saw that it was Alaric calling her. She answered it.

"Whoever this is, it's not funny."

"Well, who else would it be?"

"Ric?"

"Listen closely, I'm at the school, I have Caroline, and if you want to keep her alive, I need you to get in your car and come down here right away. If you tell anyone where you are going, I will kill her."

Alaric hung up. Caroline was staked down into a desk with pencils in her hands and a cloth dipped with vervain in her mouth along with an unconscious Machae in the same position but worst. She had more stakes than her since Alaric took a precaution. The doorbell rang at the Gilbert house. Jeremy answered the door. Niklaus was outside.

"What the hell do you want?"

"Now is that any way to treat a guest?"

Stefan came up behind Jeremy.

"What are you doing here, Klaus?"

"Well, for starters, young Jeremy here could show some manners and invite me inside."

Damon walked over to the door. Stefan moved in front of Jeremy.

"Why don't you go up to your room?" Damon looked at Jeremy.

"Now."

Jeremy sighed and walked up the stairs.

"Hm, poor lad. Loses one questionable father figure only to be replaced by the likes of the two of you."