𝐖𝐀𝐑 𝐎𝐅 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐒 ⎯⎯ 𝘯.𝘮²

LXVI. PUT A LITTLE LOVE ON ME

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𝐖𝐀𝐑 𝐎𝐅 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐒
[ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ sɪxᴛʏ sɪx - 𝘱𝘶𝘵 𝘢 𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘮𝘦]

''you say you're the only one
I need, so put your love on me'

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Klaus sat alone in a booth of a diner deep in the Appalachians, waiting for Thea to return as he talked on the phone with Elijah. "If you find him, don't hesitate," the hybrid stated before hanging up the phone, just as Thea made her way back to their table with a soft smile on her lips. "The twins are down for the count," the brunette told him with an amused smile as she sat in the seat opposite him.

"They both fell asleep as soon as Mary started the car. I doubt they'll miss either of us much over the next few days," Thea joked before looking down at the piece of paper which had been ripped out of a small notebook, a list of addresses written on it that the two soulmates had made earlier. "So...which of these Kingmaker offices should we hit up first? There's ten of them?" Thea asked as she looked over the addresses.

Klaus stared at his wife worriedly, and after a moment, Thea finally noticed and looked up at him with a frown of confusion. "What?" the hybrid asked in concern as Klaus looked back at her anxiously before sighing. "Lucien has revealed his true nature. He's taken Freya," the original revealed causing Thea's eyes to widen in shock as she processed the news.

"And now, it seems her rescue depends on Elijah working with my ever-reliable brother Finn," Klaus finished with a troubled look on his face. Thea studied her husband for a moment, realising what he was trying to say, "and you want to go back to New Orleans to head up the hunt?" the brunette concluded with a sigh. Klaus looked hesitant for a moment, clearly torn between their two different missions, and though Thea was disappointed she nodded her head in agreement.

"Fine. You go. I'm sticking with Kingmaker, though," Thea stated with a smile, informing her husband that she wouldn't be going back home with him just yet. "Lucien's working very hard to cover up these wolf kidnappings, and I want to know why," the brunette told him determinedly as she grabbed the list of addresses and keys from the table before standing up. "I'll see you back at home," Thea assured her soulmate, placing a kiss on his cheek before turning to walk away.

However, before she could leave, Klaus reached out and grabbed her by the wrist, stopping her. "No," the original sighed as he looked up at his wife, "the wolves, Freya's abduction...it can't all be coincidence. We'll let my brothers pursue the obvious path," Klaus stated as he smiled weakly up at Thea who looked surprised by his sudden change of mind. "You and I...will pursue this one. No doubt all roads..." Klaus began as he tapped his finger on the third address on the list, 122283 Forest Road, "lead to the same treacherous bastard."

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Meanwhile, Elijah and Finn had just driven past the "Welcome to Mystic Falls," sign on Route 9, on their way into town as Finn looked displeased to be returning to his hometown. "Of course. Mystic Falls. Birthplace of our sorrows," Finn muttered bitterly as the brothers are forced to stop at a railroad crossing, watching as a train passes them