So this is a long long long chapter I felt since I haven't done a chapter in a while, you guy's deserved it plus there was so much that had to be done in this chapter, enjoy.

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I lay in bed well into midday, I had cried myself to sleep in Nik's arms, I was still furious with him over the whole Cami situation but I needed him right now.

Kol my best-friend since childhood had betrayed be by siding with my worst enemy Esther. I had mourned him for months going on a rampage after leaving Mystic Falls, wracked with grief only to stop when I came to New Orleans.

Now here he was in a stranger's body, prisoner in my home sitting in my dining room in shackles and I just couldn't bring myself to face him again, not knowing if I would kill him or cry at the sight of him, so I stayed here in bed.

"Angel" Nik called entering our room.

"It's time to get up" he whispered quietly.

"I can't face him again Nik, I haven't the strength" I told him as he knelt beside me on the floor beside the bed.

"This isn't you and you know it Thyra" he sighed.

"Considering what's happened over the last few months, I don't really know who I am anymore" I laughed sadly.

"You are my wife, mother to our daughter and Marcel, you are my angel and the Queen of New Orleans" he told me wiping away the tears that had fallen down my cheeks.

"It's too much Nik, the betrayal, the lies, the pain of missing our little girl, what's next? I just want it all to stop" I cried, this was it my breaking point Kol's betrayal being the final nail on the metaphorical coffin.

"We will bring her home and we will make those who have wronged us pay" he promised.

"Now get up and show everyone that they can't break Thyra Mikealson" Nik stated with conviction as his ocean coloured bore into my dark-brown ones.

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I dressed in a pair of black wide-leg, high-waisted, trousers with a sheer black and white long sleeved blouse, a black camisole underneath and a thick patent leather belt around my waist. I paired my outfit with some black platform six-inch heels, some dark red lipstick and smoky black eyes.

I finished brushing through my poker straight hair taking a deep breath before leaving the room and facing the world.

I exited my room and followed the screams coming from the parlour, I walked through the double doors just as Marcel stabbed Kol with a letter opener in the hand. I guessed this hadn't been the first-time Marcel stabbed him, as Kol had blood smeared across his lips meaning Marcel had healed him then impaled him more than once.

"You know I used to wish that you two would get along, I guess that was just a pipe dream" I quipped standing by the entrance.

"Thyra stop this madness" Kol pleaded as sweat leaked from his brow.

"I don't think I will" I smiled sitting in the armchair across from him.

"You'd let this runt torture your best-friend" he shouted in outrage.

"This runt is my son and you darling are a traitor" I spat.

"Thyra..."

"Besides someone has to teach you a lesson and its better Marcel do it than me, because we both know my methods aren't exactly PG" I smirked watching him gulp as he remembered just how lethal I could be.

"And you know it wouldn't hurt that much if you were still a vampire, not mommies witch bitch" I laughed standing up and walking towards Kol.

"You two have fun together" I whispered roughly pulling the letter opener from his hand before stabbing him in the hand again making him cry out in agony.

"I'll check up on your progress in a little while Marcellus" I grinned kissing his cheek and walking back out of the room.

I sighed deeply as I leaned against the balcony, a couple of weeks ago back when I was unaware of Kol's return I would have never let anyone hurt my best friend, hell I had orchestrated revenge for Kol's death while I was trapped in the Gilberts living room.

I smiled thinking of how I had plotted Jeremey Gilberts death with Katherina over texts in exchange for the cure for vampirism, in return she fed the little Gilbert to Silas killing him instantly, making him pay for killing Kol and breaking Elena's heart by taking away her only family, it was the annoying doppelgangers fault for participating.

Katerina, it had been a while since I thought of my niece, I missed her sarcastic tongue, wit and charm, I hoped she and Rebekah weren't tearing each-others hair out. Rebekah, I had been crazy without my sister too, I avoided thinking of the two females as I missed them too much.

"Any luck with Finn?" I questioned as Nik approached me.

"He is still loyal to Esther".

"Finn will always be on her side Nik nothing we say or do will change that, meaning ..."

"We have to kill him" Nik sighed finishing my sentence.

"I know he's your brother, but in order to keep Eden safe we have to not only kill Esther but Finn too, because there is no doubt in my mind that if Esther found Eden alive she would finish what she started and Finn would happily join in" I grimly told him.

"I know Angel, I just wish he would see Esther for what she really is".

"Me too Nik" I relied pulling him into a hug.

"I won't hesitate to end Finn just like I didn't when I killed ..." Nik trailed off making my brows furrow in confusion, I lifted my head from his chest looked at his face.

"Killed who Nik?"

"It doesn't matter Angel".

"If it doesn't matter then you'll have no problem telling me will you".

"When I was finding the cure for Elijah I killed ... I killed my father" he whispered looking down at the ground refusing to meet my gaze.

"Wait you killed Mikael?" I questioned extremely confused.

"No, my real father" he stated.

"How? He's dead he's been dead for a thousand years Nik" I hissed.

"Esther brought him back from the other side, hoping it would get me to listen to her".

"What happened?" I whispered.

"He knew Eden was alive, he knew that Esther failed in killing our daughter and I couldn't risk it. I couldn't jeopardize Eden's safety, if my mother found out then all we have done to keep her safe would have been for nothing, so I killed him to keep her safe".

He became silent after his confession, he still didn't meet my stare and I knew he was feeling vulnerable, he was afraid of what I would think that I would judge him. I reached up and took his face in my hands forcing his eyes to meet mine.

"You should have told me Nik".

"With Mikael kidnapping you, us fighting and Kol's betrayal plus being away from Eden, you've been falling apart at the seams I didn't want to add to your stress angel".

"That's crap and you know it, we share everything Nik" I glared removing my hands from his face.

"I didn't want you to think any differently of me" he finally mumbled.

"Nik listen to me we have both been through hell and back more times than I can count, we've done horrible things, unspeakable things and not once have we judged one another. What you did was the most selfless thing I've seen you do in decades, you sacrificed your own happiness for our daughter and I love you for that" I told him with conviction, before leaning up and pulling him into a long passionate kiss.

"What did I do to deserve you" he smirked when we pulled away from each other.

"Nothing it was an arranged marriage remember" I jested, forgetting all about Cami and enjoying the rare affectionate moment with my husband.

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After a little flirtation and some steamy kisses Nik convinced me to go back and talk to Kol before Marcel killed him. We walked back into the parlour only to find Marcel about to stab Kol in the neck.

"Easy, Marcel! Easy. Let's give Kol a little longer to decide before we lop off his head, hmm?" Nik said stopping Marcel's actions.

"Decide on what? Whether he wants to betray someone else" I scoffed.

"Don't worry angel he'll pay for his sins" Nik replied.

"Comments like that? He already thinks that you don't care" Marcel spoke.

"Is that so, brother?" Nik questioned.

"You only daggered me a dozen times. You always cared more for Marcel than you did for me" Kol sneered making me roll my eyes he was acting like a child.

"Well, I didn't realize I had hurt your feelings" Nik mocked.

"Yeah, well, that's the thing, innit, Nik? You don't know squat about me".

"Thanks to Marcel, I know all I need to. You're desperate to be part of this family, aren't you? All of your mischief was just attempts for attention. You know, the truth is, Kol, you're right to feel slighted. I mean that. You're right. But, perhaps there's still time to make it up to you".

"And how do you plan on doing that?"

"If you re-join our family you'll find out" Nik smirked.

"But for now, we'll leave you two to talk" Nik stated gesturing to me and Kol, making me look at my husband in outrage.

"Here you might need this" Marcellus grinned handing me the letter opener, before kissing my cheek and leaving the room.

"Don't look so annoyed angel you two need to talk" Nik whispered kissing my lips softly and following Marcel.

The room became quite and an awkward silence filled the room, I sighed and poured myself some bourbon before taking a seat across from him.

"So is this the part where you torture me for betraying you darling" Kol said.

"You talk about nobody being in your corner, you talk about how Elijah, Rebekah and Klaus made you feel left out, how they never fought for you and only stuck with one another, leaving you alone" I stated.

"Thyra".

"Is that not what you basically said Kol" I snapped, glaring dangerously at him.

"Yes" he whispered looking down at the floor.

"And what of me Kol? Did I not fight your corner? Every time you fought with your siblings did I not take your side, even when you were wrong? Did I not make sure you never felt alone? Did I not fight for you or mourn you when the Gilberts killed you? I avenged you Kol, does that mean nothing" I roared.

"It means everything Thyra, you know it does".

"Yet you sided with the woman who ruined my life" I scoffed.

"I didn't ask you be brought back, the other side was imploding and I was going to blow up along with it, so I took my mother's deal. I just didn't want to disappear, please understand" he begged.

"You could have come to me but instead you pretended to be someone else, this Kaleb guy".

"I wanted to, I really did, I missed you darling your my best-friend, but mother would have sooner killed me please Thyra I will do whatever it takes to make it up to you believe me".

I said nothing, all I could do was point out what he had done and how he betrayed me and all Kol could do was tell me how sorry he was. I stared at him with a blank expression as he waited for me to say something but I didn't speak a word.

I stood up and walked forward, he flinched backwards as I brushed a piece of hair from his forehead, then I reached down and removed his anti-magic cuffs, as he gave me a suspicious look.

"We need you on our side if we're going to kill your mother, but that doesn't mean I forgive you or that I ever will in fact I trust you as far as I can throw you, congratulations darling you just lost your only champion".

I watched his expression turn to sorrow but I couldn't bring myself to care, he made his bed, so instead I turned my back on him and left him alone.

I stepped out of the room and heard the unmistakable sound of a neck snapping, I looked down into the courtyard and saw Marcellus tumble down the stairs, I then looked across the compound and saw Davina facing Nik.

"What the bloody hell do you think you're doing" I snapped jumping over the railing and down into the courtyard.

"Sorry Thyra this is between your me and Klaus" Davina replied and with the flick or her wrist my neck was snapped.

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I awoke with a gasp on the concrete ground of the compound.

"Bout time you woke up darling" Kol spoke.

I looked toward the seating area and saw Davina, Marcellus and Kol sitting around like Davina hadn't just marched into the compound and snapped mine and my son's neck.

"Someone want to tell me what is going on?" I questioned standing up and brushing the dust from my expensive trousers.

"We have a bit of a situation" Marcellus told me.

"My body isn't being prepared for Esther, its being prepared for Rebekah" Cami spoke as she walked towards us.

"What the hell is she doing in my home" I growled, making the blonde gulp.

"It seems mother dearest preformed a preparation spell on Cami so our dear Rebekah can jump into it" Kol explained.

"Well fix it because there is no way I can look at her face twenty-four-seven even if it will belong to Bekah, you of all people should know you've been Esther's minion for months now" I smirked.

"It's not that simple darling" Kol replied.

"How long do I have?" Cami interrupted.

"Well, now that Esther knows where Rebekah hiding... not long. The only way to stop it is to stop her" Kol answered, my blood turned cold and my face dropped, how did Esther find Rebekah and if she found her then she would find Eden.

I started to panic, I looked to the side and saw Nik lying motionless on the ground, it shouldn't take that long to recover from a snapped neck.

"Uh, I'm never gonna say this again, but Marcel's right: we do need the bastard" Kol said breaking me from my panicked thoughts.

"What did you do to him" I whispered, glaring daggers at Davina, she had done something to Nik and just when I needed him more than ever.

He was the only one here who knew that Rebekah and Katherina were on the run hiding Eden, Elijah was god knows where and Marcellus had been compelled to believe she was dead, while Cami, Davina and Kol really believed that our daughter was dead.

"I poisoned him" she shrugged.

"Wake him up now" I ordered, now glaring hatefully at Davina.

"Or what" Davina smirked.

"I'll rip your head off" I spat.

"Mom" Marcellus warned.

"Then there's no way of waking him" the little witch shot back she thought she had one up one me how wrong she was.

I laughed, I laughed until my stomach hurt everyone looked at me as if I was bat-shit crazy and I was. Esther had found Rebekah, and Nik was the only one who knew how to contact her, it was safer and less tempting that I didn't know, and with Elijah M.I.A I need this witch brat to wake him up. My sanity was hanging by a string, my thoughts filled with what could happen to Eden if Esther found her.

Then before anyone could say a word I had Kol by the neck, dangling in mid-air.

"You see this boy that your so infatuated with, he has been my best friend for over a thousand years, since we were innocent little children. I mourned his death and I avenged it, only to find out months later that he had betrayed me and sided with the woman who destroyed my life on more than one occasion. I don't take betrayal well Davina meaning I'll have no problem killing him, so if you don't wake Nik up say bye-bye to your little boyfriend" I smirked.

I knew it was extreme but I needed Nik, I had to make sure our little wild-flower was safe and away from Esther's clutches.

Davina, understanding the dilemma I put her in, walks over to Klaus' body looking at Kol's scared expression one last time before leading down beside Nik. She places her fingertips on his temple and murmurs an unintelligible spell under her breath. Nik suddenly gasps as he awakens, and rolls onto his side before he begins to pull himself onto his feet.

I dropped Kol to the ground, leaving him gasping for air as I run to Nik's side.

"She knows, Esther knows where Rebekah is" I whisper quietly so no-one will hear.

Nik takes my face in his hands and kisses my forehead softly whispering I know.

"You know" I snap pulling away.

"I'll explain everything later angel I promise, now you need to go and calm down before everyone become suspicious of your panicked mood" he tells me.

Under normal circumstances I would have thrown a fit at how he was ordering me around but he was right, I mean I had nearly killed Kol for Christ sakes, I was crazy with worry.

I took a deep breath and left to go to her room.

An hour later and Nik still hadn't come to see me and explain, I sat in Eden's nursery with her blanket clutched in my hands, every horrible thought of what Esther would do to Eden running through my head.

Just then I heard the door creak open, I jumped to my feet when the door opened.

"Let's go angel" Nik smiled.

"You still have to explain yourself".

"I'll tell you on the way".

"To where?"

"To see our daughter" he replied.

And just like that my heart exploded, one word coming to mind. Finally.

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A/N Thyra reunites with Eden in the next chapter.

In the meantime, leave a comment let me know what you thought of this chapter also do you think Thyra was too harsh on Kol?

Also, I know it seems like she's forgiven Klaus for the whole Cami situation, but you need to understand that Thyra's head and emotions are all over the place, her daughter is gone, her best-friend betrayed her, Finn Esther and Mikael are on the loose so at the moment she need's someone familiar and Klaus is that.

Gif of Thyra being boss above and outfit included ^^^

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