[ BOOK THREE ]
Ryan Mikaelson has spent his entire life hearing stories about his family and their past. The infamous Original family. The villains of the supernatural world. His world. But now, it's his turn to make his own mark.
Now a student at...
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CHAPTER ELEVEN
Maybe I Should Start From The End
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RYAN REMAINED near the entrance of the motel room, just in case something went array with the mystery woman. Or, not so mystery. As it turned out, the woman happened to be Landon's biological mother. Seylah.
Ryan did not trust her in the slightest. A gut feeling told him to be wary of her. Everything, really.
Alaric moved to look out the shaded window, while Hope stood close to Landon's side. The Kirby boy had taken to sitting on one of the two beds in the room. His mother stayed on her feet and eyed them all.
"So, you're the headmaster of a private school for supernaturals?" Seylah questioned, after they explained who they were and why they were there. "And you two are the teacher's pets."
Ryan's jaw clenched, but he forced himself to stay silent. The last thing they needed was the woman's dead body on their hands. After being cooped up in the car to now judgmental stares from Landon's mother, Ryan was overdue for a release. Magical or otherwise. Snide comments did not help.
"Actually, they're kind of a pain in my ass," Alaric said as he turned away from the window.
Hope pressed her lips together into a fine line with her arms crossed over her chest. "Little judgey for an absentee mother," she shot in the woman's direction.
Seylah glanced over to where Landon sat and quipped, "you were wrong. I like her."
Ryan rolled his eyes. "Won't like us very much when the interrogation begins," he said in a pointed tone. "It's your turn to spill your guts."
"All we know about you is that you gave birth to Landon," Alaric added. "He's says a monster attacked you, and now there's some sort of fake gas company coming after you two. So – I think it's time you start filling in some blanks."
Seylah did not say a word at first. She stepped across the room and took a seat on the bed opposite Landon. After another beat, she began. "When I finished my service in the Army, I was recruited by an intelligence organization. The States sounded like a better life. I didn't know what I was signing up for, but soon, I learned that things like you exist in this world." Her eyes aimed toward the Mikaelson siblings. "My job was very much like yours," she said to Alaric. "To keep the supernatural world a secret. Whenever a monster went bump in the night and risked exposing the truth, I tracked it down –and brought it back to headquarters."
