[ 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 FIFTEEN
We're Gonna Need A Spotlight
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ANOTHER. RUDE. Awakening.
Ryan grumbled against his pillow when Hope tried, and failed, to wake him early one morning. The fact that he and his sister's spelled a trap around the urn did not deter him from sleep. In fact, he ignored the alert and snoozed until he needed to attend class.
Rafael and Landon intercepted Ryan when he walked out of the Grand Hall with a breakfast burrito in hand. All three boys claimed spots in one of the common spaces to pass time before class. Ryan would have AP World History, while Rafael and Landon were set for Physics. Few of the many courses they needed unrelated to the supernatural world.
"So, do you know what the monster is?" Landon questioned the Mikaelson boy from where he sat on a couch.
Ryan shook his head and swallowed a bit of his breakfast burrito he swiped from the Grand Hall. "No. If it was anything too serious, Hope would've probably broken down by door to drag me to it by my hair."
"Morning, little brother," Hope exclaimed with a smile as she approached the boys. Her eyes on Ryan. She then shifted her attention to her boyfriend. "Hey, Handsome." She plopped down on the couch and set her arm on his shoulder. Her gaze glanced to Rafael. "Handsomes." Hope hummed when she saw the beignet in Landon's hand. She took it, pinching off pieces to eat. "Sweet, sweet carbs."
Ryan's brows furrowed as he stared at his sister. What the hell?
"Somebody's in a really good mood," Rafael voiced, holding his own expression of confusion.
Hope shrugged and gave the pasty back to the boy at her side. "Just woke up on the right side of the bed, I guess," she said, slipping her backpack from her shoulders.
Ryan scoffed. "For the first time in your entire life."
Hope laughed with a bright smile. "You're so funny, little brother."
Ryan leaned back into his chair. A strange feelings bubbled in his stomach. Was his sister on something?
"Good morning, Rafael."
Ryan looked over to find the Saltzman twins stood at the edge of their little area. Lizzie smiled as she greeted the Waithe boy. Another odd sight.
Rafael produced a tight grin in return. "Hi. Uh, how was your – your trip?"
"Excellent," Josie said. "Thank you." She turned to the couch and said, "and welcome back, Landon."
