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Interlude

Briefing everyone on Dahlia was like reopening a wound. Painful, sticky and suffocating was the only way Freya could describe it. She answered as many questions as she could, and within reason. Why was Dahlia in Mystic Falls? If Freya was right, she found them through her. What were her motives? Was she a threat to Elena and the town? How high level of a threat were they looking at?

She knew her family would lash out at her. As she expected, Kol blamed her. Finn was skeptic and Elijah looked ready to throw her to the wolves if it meant protecting his family. Klaus was angry but it was more directed at Esther and her high horse. Her parents had been quick to try and not take any blame, a reoccurring theme she had picked up on. The only ones really on her side were Rebekah, Henrik, Bonnie and Davina. She never tried to hear from Bonnie's group of friends.

"Are you alright?" Freya blinked, and her eyes focused on the young man. Matthew Donovan had beautiful blue eyes, she noted. They were filled with worry and it made her smile. He had a good heart and she could see his soul was just a good.

She nodded, though not even she was convinced by it. "Thank you."

"Don't mention it," he assured and let his eyes fall back on where hers had been. Davina was reading over a grimore, eyes scanning every page and scrubbing in a small pocket book. He glanced back to Freya. "She's gonna be okay."

"I'm sure," she stated. "But I can't help it."

"She's got her folks to keep an eye on her, and her families. And if I know anything about either of them, it's that they take care of their own."

She knew that, had always known that. It was what scared Freya the most; the lengths her family would go and the carnage that would follow. On the other side of that, she also knew how Bonnie's family was. Mess with one of their own and death was a kindness.

Dahlia had better watch her back.


Very small update. I am currently running on fumes and coffee. Peak season has hit my home and I will try and update on Saturdays once I've gotten some sleep.

This Saturday I will try and give a second update to this story. I am also working on two new Bonnie fanfictions; one with Caleb Danvers from The Covenant and one with Sirius Black from Harry Potter. But I wanted to give you all a little something.

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