W H E R E　T H E
H E A R T　I S
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THE BOUDREAUX FAMILY is like royalty among the supernatural; a matriarchal bloodline of powerful witches known and feared for their immense power. Orginally settled in the town of Salem, Massachusetts, they fled at the beginning of the witch trials and relocated to New Orleans, Louisiana. And it was in the Crescent City that the coven thrived the most. With their power linked to their own Ancestors as well as those of New Orleans, it only made them more powerful. More feared. More greedy.

Diane Boudreaux knows that, as the last living descendant of her bloodline, the weight to produce an heir which will inherit their ancient power is left to her, but for over a century she has failed to do so. Little does she know that her time of motherhood will soon arrive when she rekindles a romance with an old flame from her past in the quaint town of Mystic Falls, Virginia.

　
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Family defines us even if
it does demand sacrifice.

ꜰʀᴇʏᴀ ᴍɪᴋᴀᴇʟsᴏɴ

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DRAMATIS PERSONÆ
/ ˌdramədəs pərˈsōnē /
❨ the characters of a narrative. ❩
　

　
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odette annable as
✧・゜・。. diane boudreaux

.･:✦ ───── the witch.

joseph morgan as
✧・゜・。. niklaus mikaelson

.･:✦ ───── the hybrid.

✧・゜・。. also featuring
adelaide kane as ingrid mikaelson
evan rachel wood as sarah-louise mikaelson
eva green as clara bellefleur
phoebe tonkin as andrea labonair
santiago cabrera as noah torres
vanessa morgan as haiden carmichael
stella maeve as millicent meade
yael grobglas as rosalyn salvatore
david mazouz as adam salvatore
shelley hennig as dawn beauregard

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HYMNS FOR THE BROKEN
❨ will they ever be happy? ❩

✧ A THOUSAND YEARS christina perri. ✧ A DROP IN THE OCEAN ron pope. ✧ THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND sharon jones & the dap kings. ✧ A LITTLE WICKED valerie broussard. ✧ LONG TIME TRAVELLER the wailin' jennys. ✧ EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD lorde. ✧ I'LL BE GOOD jaymes young. ✧ SEVEN DEVILS florence + the machine. ✧ UNTIL WE GO DOWN ruelle. ✧

　
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DISCLAIMER
I do not own or take credit for The Originals. All rights respectfully belong to the creators. I do, however, take credit for the original content within from the characters, plot, subplot and dialogue. This fic is part of a series which means characters from other Epic Love series fics may appear. To listen to the playlist for this fic go to pepperronys on Spotify. The layout for this book belongs to Grace. Do not use it without her given permission. Plagiarism for this book will not be tolerated!

　
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WARNINGS
This story will contain the following content that may be uncomfortable for some readers: death, vulgar language violence, torture, and PTSD. Please read with caution. You have been warned.

　
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DEDICATIONS
As always, this story goes out to all the lovely ladies who support me to no end: Andrea Dove Destiny Grace Elaine Liz Ashton Chloe Catie Leandra Daniella Destiny Haz and Rayna.

　
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NOTE
Klane is back and I'm beyond excited for the revamp! It'll be the last one, promise. Those of you that have read before ─ welcome back and thank you for all your support for this fic, it's dearly appreciated! For the newcomers ─ welcome and I hope you enjoy! Now, before we jump into the fic, you should know that there are some things that have been changed to the Originals storyline. For instance: Hayley is not the baby mama, Diane is. She will also not be known as Hayley Marshall since Diane ─ who is her goddaughter and knew the Labanoir family ─ has raised her since the death of her parents, therefore she will be known as Andrea Labonair, her true name.

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❝ HOME IS WHERE ❞
❝ THE HEART IS ❞
　

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