Nearly a year ago, Emma had stepped into Mystic Falls for the first time in her life, never expecting that a small town in Virginia would have the power to change the course of everything. But it did. And then it all fell apart. Four months later, she's done with hiding. She's done running and living in fear. Emma's settled; in the one place that came closest to being home. The French Quarter came with its own dangers, but with right friends and the right allies by her side, Emma has nothing to fear. At least until familiar faces start showing up in the streets of New Orleans, bringing with them not only a shift in power, but memories Emma had been working hard to move on from. To forget. And just as the last time, her life will change in so many ways that Emma isn't sure if she's truly ready for it. ----- [Kol Mikaelson x OC] [Book II in The Life Trilogy] [The Originals: Season 1 - ?]