In an underground facility in an unknown part of the world, the Original jaguars were in a circular stone room, with stone chairs. There sat the remaining 5 Original jaguars, 4 of them looking at one with questioning gazes.

"Vico, where is Gareth?"

Vico- "He never made it, from what I gathered it seemed he was in the formation as it was activating with everyone else, but he never made it here."

"This isn't good, the master is sure to be unpleasant if he finds one of us returned without completing the mission."

"When do we next speak to master?"

"In a week, we better have prepared better news by then."

"You think he'll allow us to come back a third time, I have a feeling he won't like us doing that after having already failed."

"I don't think the master is one to look backward, he'll most likely keep moving forward without giving a second thought to those who fail and fall behind."

"If our contributions are enough, he won't abandon us."

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Arriving back at the cliff face and the cut out he carved out, Nevan found them sleeping inside. He contemplated whether to wait for them to wake up or not, remembering the ugly crying faces they had before he left to clean the forest of all remaining tombs and enemies he could find.

He walked inside, avoiding Cora and Gabriela who was laid across the floor on top of the grass and leaves they gathered for bedding. Aurelia was on the carved out rock bed, she stirred as she felt him approach. Seeing Nevan with a finger at his mouth so she wouldn't make a noise, gesturing for her to follow him.

When they arrived at the edge of the woods Nevan looked up to the starry sky- "Aurelia, I'm sure you've noticed how I'm different."

Aurelia looked deeply at him, he was always a loner in the pst, much like Mille, but now he's much more outgoing and social. She knew this wasn't the change he was talking about, he no longer carried that irresistible charm that always attracted her before.

Aurelia- "Yes."

Nevan hearing that one word felt like smacking her, this is why he never bothered with her, who he was closest with from the old pack. He could only stand her for short periods, so with the charm being a factor as well, he never bothered.

Nevan dropped the bomb- "Aurelia, I found my mate."

Aurelia's eyes widened at the shocking news, but to her surprise, this didn't affect her all that much, without the charm she wasn't even slightly interested in him anymore. Nevan looked over to see her eyes widened, but to his relief, she started to grin.

"Congratulations my lord," she said as she looked away towards the stars.

Nevan grinning did a classic Aurelia- "Yes!"

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He left at daybreak before the other two awoke and made his way back to Rebekah. He found her in a cafe that smelled of blood, right after she finished her call with her brother Niklaus, standing over the body of Elijah.

Rebekah spotting him grinned as she zoomed over- "Nevan!" embracing him in a tight hug.

Nevan hugging back grinned- "Nice to see you again my love."

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Rebekah remembering the baby released him walking back to Hope- "Come take a look at my cute niece, her name is Hope."

Nevan wryly grinned as he watched her walk over the body of her brother to grab the baby in the car seat carrier to show him. Bringing the cutest baby Hope over who was snoozing peacefully, unaware of the many who wished her dead.

Upon laying eyes on Hope, Nevan pupils dilated, she was truly special, a tribrid, witch-vamp-wolf. He could see the magic flowing around her as she slept.

Nevan- "Are you aware she is part witch, it certainly is an amazing feat to create something like this."

Rebekah giving him a soft smack- "Don't talk about her like that...Isn't she so cute." she said with stars in her eyes.

Nevan sweating off to the side as he saw this, knowing this is what she wanted, but hoping after he turned her when she said she then could wait, he thought he had time before having to raise one of his own.

And as predicted Rebekah turned to look at him with that infatuated face- "You know Nevan..." she started to say thinking she was being clever and not realizing she was completely seen through. "...Hope is going to need fri..."

Nevan cut her off with a kiss as he whispered- "Whenever you're ready my love."

Rebekah swooning completely forgot about Elijah who started to stir, Nevan not wanting to be disturbed snapped his neck again before he completely awoke.

Rebekah coming out of it looked down at her poor, most likely brainwashed brother.- "Ah, I got caught up in the moment and forget about him, let's pack him up and head to the safe house where you can meet the rest of the family." looking excited as she headed out to the car, Nevan grabbing a leg, dragging Elijah behind him as he followed.

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Nevan was playing with the baby on the sofa in the living room with Rebekah taking a break drinking coffee on the cozy seat, enjoying herself as she watched Nevan interacting with Hope.

Elijah awoke in a bedroom after having his neck snapped multiple times on the way here, much to Nevan's enjoyment at being able to snap a person's neck over and over again without them dying.

Elijah walking out to the living room was a bit put off seeing Hope in the hands of a stranger, but seeing Rebekah nearby kept his cool. "Rebekah, dear sister, I think you were a bit excessive with the constant neck-snapping, you could have just staked me."

Rebekah rolled her eyes at the wide grin she saw plastered on Nevans face, who got some sick joy from snapping his neck repeatedly.

Elijah looking over at Nevan now- "And who is this? And why does he hold our Niece in his hands?"

Rebekah- "Relax Elijah, I trust him with not only my life but Hopes as well, he'll never harm her if he knows what's good for him." sending a glare to Nevan, who was confused at the unjustified hostility.

"As for who he is, he is my husband." she proudly said raising her hand to show her tattoo rings."

Elijah while happy for his sister supposedly finding true love was still mostly confused and wary of the situation, disregarding the significance of a tattoo now on her hand which shouldn't be possible. Stepping towards Nevan and Hope intending to take the latter from the former.

Rebekah zoomed in front of him holding her hand out- "Elijah, I don't know what mother did to you, but your not yourself, I can't allow you to hold Hope, Niklaus is on his way."

Elijah looking around her- "I still don't understand who he is and why I should trust him with Hope."

Rebekah let out a growl taking Elijah off guard as he listened. "He is my Husband! His name is Nevan, Nevan meet Elijah, Elijah meets Nevan the love of my life and Husband."

Elijah still not convinced asked as he glanced at Nevan- "Rebekah, there is nothing more that I want for you other than your happiness...I'll asks one last time, are you sure this is what you want?"

Rebekah smiled as she happily said- "Yes dear brother this is what I have always wanted."

Elijah relented as he sat down in the opposite chair, looking upon Hope and Nevan. "So Nevan is it? Tell me about yourself, I'd like to get to know you well enough to decide if I should or should not help you when Niklaus arrives."

Rebekah hearing about Niklaus frowned as she sat beside Nevan, taking the baby from him so he could talk to her brother. She already warned him not to damage their already fragile bonds with her family.

Nevan smirked at his comment as he gave Hope to Rebekah- "Well what's there to say that hasn't already been said by my lovely wife." he laughed before getting a hit on the arm from Rebekah so he would take this seriously.

Nevan giving a cough said- "Elijah, is it? well, I'm not that complicated, I have lived a long time and have been searching for a long time as well for a wife I could love, none except Rebekah met up to my standards and lucky for me she agreed."

Elijah- "Yes, but who are you? I have been tasked with protecting Hope, I can't have a stranger interacting with her."

Nevan annoyed- "Well I don't think we should trust her to someone who can't control himself."

Elijah about to stand up and confront him was once again stopped by Rebekah, "Boys play nice, we'll be getting along for a long time to come."

Elijah glaring at Nevan- "Well I hope when Niklaus gets here you can keep that smirk." deciding to leave it to Niklaus to kill him should the need arise, not wanting to be the one to hurt Rebekah.