Klaus stared wonderingly up at Enid. "What do you mean you're rescuing me?" He asked.
Enid stared down at him. "Do you realize what happened to you?"
He stood up. "Yes. Yes, I remember. But what does that have to do with you?"
She shook her head. "I can't tell you yet. Are you coming, or not?"
He stood up. "What could you possibly need me for? I have other things to do. Like get my hands on a certain brother of mine."
Enid grinned slowly. "What I want from you will satisfy your need for revenge," she said. "More than anything you could think up. Just come to the bar with me. Actually, we can't go to the bar. We'll have to think of someplace else where we can talk in private." Her phone rang. It had been ringing for awhile. She decided to answer it.
"Hello?"
"Enid, it's Selina. Are you okay? Why aren't you at the bar?"
"I have some things I have to do today," Enid said quickly. "But don't worry. I should be back tomorrow."
Klaus reached for the phone. "Can I talk to her?"
Enid shook her head and hung up. "There's no time. We have to go."
"If we go, will you tell me something?" He was starting to get exasperated. He could feel his hands balling into fists.
Enid looked at him with fondness and nodded. "Of course, come with me. I know exactly where it is we need to go."
They went out to Enid's car and began driving around the neighborhood. "Tell me," Enid said, "does your mother have a house nearby?"
He nodded. "She does, but I try not to visit unless I absolutely have to."
"Where is it?" She asked.
"Why?"
"Just tell me!" She snapped. "It's important!"
Klaus grudgingly gave her Elissavetta's address. When they reached the house, they parked across the street.
"I'm not going in," he said.
"Well you don't have to," Enid said. "I just want to see if she's home."
They sat in the car with the windows rolled down, Enid staring intently at the door of Elissavetta's house. When Elissavetta stepped out, Enid leaned forward, her eyes narrowed.
"Is that your mother?" She asked Klaus.
He nodded. "Yes, you've seen her. Can we go now?"
Enid nodded, rolled up the windows, and started up the car. As they drove away, she said, "It was her. After all these years, I've finally gotten a glimpse of the woman who ruined my life."

After another restless night, her first since leaving Adrian's and returning to Elijah's safe house, Selina went to knock on Elijah's door, clad only in her red panties and bra. He'd come to check on her and decided to stay for a few days "I need to have sex," she said when he answered.

He stared at her for a few seconds and then shook his head. "No."

"Why not?" Selina asked. "It seems only right that you take up the slack, since you were the one who deprived me of my sexual outlet in the first place."

"I did that for a good reason," Elijah said. "You shouldn't be focusing on sex right now. You should be focusing on getting yourself better. I don't see why this is so hard for you. After Aleksandr left you, weren't you celibate for fifty years?"

"That was different," Selina said. "I was really depressed then. I didn't have the energy to go out and meet people. Plus, I also kind of hated men at that point."

"So what's changed?" he asked, trying his best to keep his eyes off her body.

"I have an active werewolf gene now," she said. "And it's a real bitch when it comes to good behavior."

"Go to bed," Elijah said through his teeth.

Selina sighed. "I didn't want to have to use this, but if you don't let me into your room, I'm going to go out and kill someone. Possibly multiple someones, to get rid of all my pent up sexual frustration. Do you really want that on your head?"

He shook his head. "Empty threat. You wouldn't dare."

"Wouldn't I?" Selina asked. She sped away, but Elijah grabbed her by the door and brought her back to her room. He tied her hands to the bedposts with rope, leaning over her so that they were practically touching. She giggled. "Looks like I'm getting my way after all," she said. She grinned mischievously. "I love it when men play rough." She ran her bare foot along his thigh.

Her eyes widened. "I know! We can play Master and Maid! I can be the loveable but sultry housemaid that catches your eye despite the fact that you're already married, and..."

"No," Elijah said flatly, trying to keep his breath steady.

But Selina was going on as if she hadn't heard him: "...not the kind of game I'm used to playing of course. Nicky and I usually play Red Riding Hood and the Wolf. He turns, and I go out into the woods and pretend to be 'lost' and then..."

Elijah had shut his eyes and was rubbing his temples now. "I don't think so," he said. "That would be counterproductive."

"Then what am I supposed to do?" Selina asked. "Just wait until tomorrow?"

"Yes," Elijah nodded. "I think it would be good for your character."

He shut the door and she rolled her eyes, groaned and strained against the rope.

When she finally managed to work her way out and get off the bed, she opened the door, went out into the hallway, and began a search for Damon's room. When she found it, she knocked on his door. "Hey," she whispered, "can I come in for a minute? I want to talk."

She was greeted by a few seconds of silence, and then Damon said, "Sure, just a minute." He strode over to his door and pulled it open. "What do you need?"

Without answering, she put her arms around his neck and kissed him, but he shook his head and held her at arms' length. "Wait, wait, wait," he said. "What are you doing?"

"I need to have sex," she said. "Would you mind?"

He put his hands on her cheeks and sighed, peering at her face. "Is this a werewolf thing?"

She shook her head. "I just haven't had sex in awhile. So can I come in?"

He sighed. "This wasn't how I wanted it to happen, but I'll take whatever I can get." He turned. "But first, put some clothes on. I don't want to do it here."

"Well then where will we do it?"

He stepped away from her. "Get dressed and then get Sam and Lucy and wait for me by the front door."

She did as he asked, and while she waited by the front door, she wondered what he was doing.

At the knock on his office door, Elijah looked up. "Don't bother coming to talk to me, Selina. There's no way you're leaving this house tonight."

Damon opened the door. "About that," he said. "I wondered if we could make an exception, because she's feeling really needy and I just thought that if I went with her then it wouldn't be like she was slipping entirely off the wagon."

Elijah stood up. "I suppose if you went with her and were with her every second, then it just might help her in a way that we haven't yet tried. Where are you planning on going?"

"Just to my apartment," Damon said, handing him a slip of paper. "The number is right there."

Elijah nodded just slightly. "Remember: watch her like a hawk; do not let her out of your sight."

"Oh," Damon grinned. "I don't think that will be a problem. And we'll be taking Sam and Lucy too, so you won't have to worry about them."

"Are you certain that's a good idea?" Elijah asked. "You don't think they'll be in any danger from her?"

Damon shook his head. "I think we'll be all right."

He and Elijah bid each other good night and Damon went to meet Selina by the front door. She held Lucy in one arm and Sam in the other, their bags of stuff over each shoulder. "So can we go?" She asked.

He nodded. "Let's go. I'll take Sam and his stuff if you'd like."

She nodded. "Okay."

They left the house and got everything and everyone packed into the car. "Where are we going?" Selina asked as they drove away.

"Back to my apartment," he said. "We'll put Lucy and Sam back to bed and then..."

Selina clapped her hands. "I know what the 'and then' is!"

Damon cleared his throat. "And I told Elijah where we're going and he's okay with it."

Selina crinkled her nose. "It would have been a lot more fun if you hadn't."

Damon gripped the wheel tighter. "I don't want to make this any more trouble than it needs to be."

They arrived at the apartment building a few minutes later and took Lucy and Sam up on the elevator. When they got to the apartment, they discovered that they would have to put both babies in one bed. They ended up being put down so that it looked like they were hugging each other. Luckily, they hadn't woken up once.

After Selina and Damon got away from the bedroom, Selina said, "Where's your room again?" Damon grabbed her hand. "Right this way." They were just inside his bedroom door with the door closed when Selina put her arms around Damon and kissed him again. This time, he didn't pull away. Instead, he moved his hands down her back and pushed down her sweatpants. She kicked them aside and he picked her up and set her down on his bed, pulling off her top after he climbed in beside her. As she watched him looming over her, she whimpered. He leaned down to kiss her, slowly running his finger down her stomach. He slipped his hand under her panties and rubbed her a little as she reached up and unzipped him, her other hand reaching up under his shirt to stroke his ab muscles. "You can undress now," she whispered.

He quckly shed shirt and pants and climbed on top of her. They clutched each other tightly, their kisses deep and wild as they rolled around on the bed, the walls echoing with their cries of pleasure. When Damon went to kiss Selina's neck, it made her giggle, but as she tried to return the favor, her eyes widened. Her body became rigid underneath him. When she was finally able to move, she pushed Damon aside and got out of his bed, putting her underwear on again. She turned on the light and looked at him. Her eyes were wide and frightened.

"What's the matter?" He asked. "I thought we were having fun."

"I didn't hurt you, did I?" She asked. "Please tell me I didn't hurt you."

"Other than the welts on my back, no." Damon shook his head. "What's the matter with you?"

Selina didn't move from her spot at the foot of the bed. "I didn't bite you, then?"

He shook his head. "No, you didn't."

Selina let out a sigh of relief. "Oh, thank god! I was scared as hell that I was going to bite you and that's why I stopped."

"But you didn't seem worried about that when we had the sex that led to Sam." Damon said. "Why are you so worried about it now?"

"Cause I wasn't messed up then!" Selina said. "This is exactly why I wouldn't have sex with you before. Cause I'm a biter! When I have sex, I tend to bite! And if I were to bite you, I'd have a hell of a time getting you fixed, cause Nicky's blood's the only cure and I very much doubt he'd want to cure you if the reason you got bitten is cause I was careless during sex."

"He was okay about Sam, right?" Damon asked.

"Well, yeah," Selina nodded. "He has no right to be mad with me about Sam. Not after he cheated on me with Vanessa and got her pregnant."

"I won't ask," Damon said.

"Good idea," Selina replied. "Look, I think I'll just go sleep in the kids' room, okay?"

Damon sighed. "If that's what you want."

She nodded. "I really think it's for the best."

Feeling deflated, Selina dressed again and went to Sam and Lucy's room. There was an extra bed in there. Sam woke up and started fussing. Selina picked him up and carried him to the rocking chair. She held him and rocked him gently until they were both asleep.

Her ringing phone woke Selina up the next morning. She put Sam back next to Lucy and answered it. "Hello?" She paused, a grin spreading over her face. "Good morning to you too, Daddy! What can I do for you?"

She paused, listening and biting her lip. "Uh-huh. Uh-huh, sure. I can arrange that. Goodbye." She shut the phone and sighed, then went back to Damon's room. "Could you watch Sam and Lucy for a bit? I have an errand to run. I have to take the dagger out of Klaus temporarily."

"Why?" Damon asked. "Are you trying to be sneaky?"

She shook her head. "How am I being sneaky? Look, my dad just called and since Nicky turned Mama into a hybrid, apparently, she's been saying some-not-so-good things. He wants me to bring Klaus over so he can decide if he's improved since the last time they met."

"Really?" Damon asked. "Well, that's inconvenient. You think you'll be able to handle it?"

She nodded. "Yeah, I think I'll be okay. You don't need to come with me."

"Are Lucy and Sam both asleep?"

She shook her head. "Sam's up. Lucy's still asleep."

"Good luck," Damon called after her. She drove to her and Klaus' house and strode straight to the room where Elijah had daggered Klaus and where his body presumably still lay. But the room was empty. She checked all the other rooms. They were empty too.
"Okay," she whispered. "What's happened here?"

She hurried to the kitchen and called Damon. "He's gone," she said. "Nicky's gone!"

"What?" Damon asked. "How can he be gone?"

Selina shrugged. "I don't know. But I've checked every room and he's not in any of them!"

"Stay there," Damon said. "I'll bring Sam and Lucy and have a look myself."

"I'm not lying, I swear!" Selina said.

"I don't know why you would be at a time like this," he said. After awhile, he showed up at the front door with Sam and Lucy and Selina let them in. The four of them went from room to room, but Damon quickly saw that Selina was correct: Klaus was missing.

"Where do you think he went?" Damon asked. "Would any of his siblings have a reason to move his body?"

Selina shrugged. "I don't know."

"So what will you do?" Damon asked. "Klaus is gone. We don't know where he is. What are you going to tell your dad? I could always come."

Selina grinned ruefully. "Thanks," she said. "But he knows who you are. And it's Nicky he wants to see."

Damon nodded. "Again I ask: What are you going to do?"

"I don't know," Selina said. "But I'll think of something." She began pacing around the house. Finally, a solution came to her. It was underhanded, it was dishonest, but it was the only plan she had. "I've got an idea," she said. "But we'll need to go back to the safe house. I need to talk to Elijah."

"No," Damon shook his head. "You aren't doing what I think you're doing."

"What other solution is there?" She asked.

Damon shrugged. "I don't know."

"You'll just have to trust me then," Selina said. They left the house and were on their way to the car when Selina saw someone coming towards them on the street. She gestured at Damon. "Quick! You have to hide! And take Sam with you!"

"Why?" Damon asked.

"Because Aleksandr is heading this way!"

"You're kidding!" Damon said.

Selina shook her head. "No, I'm not. And unless you want a repeat of what happened the last time the two of you met, I suggest you make yourself scarce!"

Damon quietly took Sam and went to hide behind a bush while Selina got a better grip on Lucy.

"I'm surprised to see you here," Aleksandr said when he reached them.

"What do you mean?" Selina asked. "This is my house. Why wouldn't I be here?"

He gestured for her to follow him. "Mother has heard some disturbing rumors," he said. "Rumors of an encouter Elijah had with Niklaus that didn't end well for the latter. You wouldn't know anything about that, would you?"

Selina swallowed. "His body's gone. What did you do with it?"

Aleksandr's eyes widened. "What do you mean 'his body's gone'?"

"Exactly what you think," Selina said. "His body was here. I see no reason why it would have moved since he was daggered, but it has been moved. Where is it?"

"I don't know," Aleksandr said. "What makes you think that I would?"

Selina glared at him. "I can't figure anyone else who would want to take Nicky away from me. You probably did it just to make me miserable. Because you're selfish and a big fat liar, and even though you left me without a word, you somehow think you still have a chance."

He scoffed and stood up. "I did nothing like that. I wish I had, though. It would have at least given me some peace of mind. I've never told you why I left you, have I?"

Selina shook her head as Lucy began to squirm in her arms, reaching for Aleksandr. Selina rolled her eyes and handed Lucy over to him. "You don't have to tell me," Selina said. "I think I already know why."

"No," he said. "You don't."

"All right," she told him. "Dazzle me. But if any of this is a lie..."

"It's not," he said. "I promise. I left because Niklaus knew that I was with you," he said. "He'd been looking for a doppleganger for years, a girl named Katerina Petrova. He and Elijah had had her in their grips at one point, but she'd gotten away and they'd lost her. But then Niklaus heard that to ensure her safety, Katerina had made contact with a wizard who said he could create another doppleganger that would have the same uses she did. This second doppleganger would keep Katerina alive by distracting Niklaus so that he'd go after her and leave Katerina alone. The ritual to create the second doppleganger was successful, and after he lost track of Katrina, Niklaus began looking for the second girl, you. He and I had been talking. I showed him your picture. That was when he figured out where you were. Because of me. Once I realized what I'd done, I decided that the only thing I could do was leave you. I couldn't explain because you wouldn't have understood. It would have taken time that I couldn't afford."

"So Nicky was going to kill me in 1876 because you gave my location away to him, but instead of protecting me, you just abandoned me to fate? Was this supposed to make me feel better?" Selina asked. "Because it doesn't. It only confirms what I've always known. That you're scum and perhaps I was lucky that you got frightened and left."

"So it doesn't disturb you that the man you claim to be in love with most likely only made your acquaintence in the twenties so he could use you for his own gain?" Aleksandr asked.

"In case you haven't noticed," Selina said, "I've been through the ritual already. He's a hybrid, I'm a hybrid. It's over."

"Do you love him?" Aleksandr asked.

"Why do you care?" Selina replied.

"I'm just curious," he said. "I don't think you do. Otherwise, that husband of yours wouldn't be hiding in the bushes, and acting like I can't see him. Why are the two of you together? I thought you hated him. At least that was the impression I got after we'd been married ten years."

"When you and I were married," Selina said, "I was hurt. I'd been through a lot. But times change and Damon and I have managed to become friendly. And that makes you feel threatened, I know. Like when you starved me and then compelled me to feed from Damon after you and my cousin Michael tied him up."

"Oh, yes," Aleksandr grinned. "That was delightful."

"What did you come here for?" Selina asked. "If it was to try and get on my good side, you're failing miserably and I want you to go away."

"I came to see if the rumors were true about Niklaus so I could report back to Mother," Aleksandr said. "So is he immobile, or not?"

"Yes," Selina nodded. Elijah did dagger him. But now his body is gone and I don't know where it is."

"All right," Aleksandr said. "I'll go tell Mother and everybody else. They've been looking at the note Mother got this morning. Trying to figure out who sent it."

"What do you mean 'everybody else'?" Selina asked. "Do you mean everybody else? Like all your siblings? Even the ones that don't speak to your mother anymore?"

Aleksandr nodded. "Mother received a note, seemingly written in blood, that said she had wronged someone horribly and that this person had Niklaus and would hurt Mother in other ways unless she righted her wrongs."

"But who would have the guts to threaten your mother?" Selina asked.

"I can't think of very many people. Or even a reason why," Aleksandr said. "Would you come with me to tell Mother what you know? Or at least tell me where Elijah is so we can talk to him?"

"Sorry," Selina said. "I can't do either at the moment. But tell your mother from me to keep her chin up. She'll get through this all right." Selina took Lucy back and walked away, gesturing for Damon to leave the bush and follow her to the car.

"What was that about?" Damon asked.

"Apparently, someone has balls enough to threaten my mother-in-law and she's gathered all her children, even the ones who hate her, to help figure out who it is."

"Wow," Damon said. "And he wanted you to help out?"

Selina nodded. "Of course. But I don't really have the time."

"So you're still going to take Elijah to meet your dad?"

"Yeah," Selina nodded. "But that's not what I'm going to tell him. At least not right away."

They reached the house and dropped Selina and Lucy off, then Damon left with Sam. "Good luck!" He called.

"I did something bad," Selina said, bursting into Elijah's office. "When I went home with Damon last night, we slept together. I know I shouldn't have done that. I need to go on a long drive so I can refocus myself. You should come with me so I stay on track."

He looked up at her. "The fact that you realize that what you did was wrong and are wanting to fix it shows me that you're coming out of whatever was troubling you. I see no reason why we need to hurry anything."

"But what if I relapse?" She asked. "This is a critical time! We need to work all we can! Now do you want me to recover, or do you want me to spend the rest of my existence as an id-driven junkie?"

Elijah stood up. "All right," he said. "Now you're speaking nonsense, so I'll come with you. What in the world is wrong with you now?"

"It's nothing that a long road trip, perhaps to Charleston, won't cure," Selina said.

"This Charleston you mentioned," Elijah asked as they drove along, "is it far from here? And why did you choose to go there?"

"Actually," Selina said, "don't get mad at me, but..my father wants to see Nicky again cause he turned my mother into a hybrid and that didn't make her very happy so she's been complaining to Daddy, and now he wants to evaluate Nicky and see if he's worthy of me or something like that."

"So you tricked me into coming, didn't you?" he said.

"Kind of," she nodded. "But we're in the middle of nowhere and you don't know the way back home, so you have no choice but to stay, do you?"

"I suppose not," he said, frowning.

"Look," Selina said, "the whole reason Nicky couldn't meet my parents is because you daggered him. And apparently, your mother and your siblings found out about it and want to 'have a talk' or something with you. So in a sense, aren't you grateful that I tricked you into going on this road trip with me? I might've saved your life."

Elijah's lips became a thin line, but he said nothing. Eventually, Selina got unnerved by the silence and turned the radio on the hard rock station, turned the volume up, and began singing at the top of her lungs. Finally, at a stoplight, Elijah grabbed hold of the stereo unit and pulled it out. Selina stared at the frayed wires and the stereo unit laying on the floor and said, "Why did you do that?"

"That noise repulses me," he said.

"Well then you could have just asked me to turn it off," Selina said. "You didn't have to destroy it."

"Yes, I did," he said. "It was the only way."

Selina glared at him as the light turned green.

"I could drive for a little while," he offered. "You must be getting tired."

Selina shook her head. "No, it's okay..."

"I insist," Elijah said. "Pull onto the shoulder and get into the backseat."

"This is my car," Selina said. "You can't tell me what to do."

"If you're going to force me to come with you," he said, "the least you could do is make the ride pleasant for me," he said. "The way to do that is to let me drive. And you sit in the backseat...unless of course you want me to tell your parents the truth about you and Niklaus," he said smoothly. "I could do that, you know."

"You wouldn't," she said.

"I would," he told her. "I wouldn't hesitate. Now, since I assume you want me to go with a colorful, outlandish lie, you will sit in the backseat and you will not say another word. If you speak, I will turn the car right around. Am I clear?"

Selina frowned. "Okay, fine. I'll sit in the backseat. But just let me say that this trip isn't fun anymore." She opened the door and stopped around to the backseat, pouting in the review mirror and crossing her arms.

Because she'd been counting on driving, she hadn't brought any books or video games with her and she amused herself by making goofy faces at Elijah in the review mirror and then sobering her expression the second he looked over his shoulder. "It's times like this," he said dryly, "That you really remind me of Roxanne."

"You think I'm like Roxie?" Selina asked, trying to get something out of her teeth with her finger. Elijah winced and turned back to face the road. Sometimes he wondered what Niklaus saw in her. He really did.

"We're here," Selina said flatly when Elijah pulled up to her parents' light blue and white house.

"This is beautiful," Elijah said, parking as he got out. "Who picked it out?" He opened the door for Selina and gave her his hand to help her out. She smiled. "Thank you. Actually, this is my uncle's house. Mama and Daddy's house is back in Mystic Falls. And Uncle Andrew got it some time in the 1850s, I don't remember when exactly. You have a little something on the seat of your pants," she remarked. "Dirt or sand or something. "Would you mind if I wiped it off?"

He looked over his shoulder and nodded. "Thank you," he said as she wiped it off quickly. "Before we go inside, I would like to apologize for the way I acted in the car."

"That's all right," Selina said. "I shouldn't have played my music so loud. It's just that Nicky never minds, and sometimes he plays it louder than I do."

He nodded. "That doesn't surprise me," he said. He held out his arm and he and Selina walked up to the front door. Selina knocked lightly. "Now, I don't know who's going to answer the door," Selina said. "I hope it's my dad. He'll probably love you."

A young man with dark hair and green eyes answered the door a short while later. "Selina?" he said. "I'm so glad you could come!"

"Of course, Daddy," Selina said, hugging him. "I wouldn't miss it!"

Then the man looked at Elijah. "Hello," he said, sticking out his hand. "I'm Matthew Warren. I don't believe we've met."

"This is Nicky's brother Elijah," Selina said. "Nicky's sorry he couldn't come, but he's a little busy at the moment."

Matthew frowned, but motioned for Elijah and Selina to follow him. "How is that your father?" Elijah asked. "He's scarcely older than you. Or even younger, technically."

"It's a long story involving war, typhoid and a lovesick nurse who just happened to be a vampire," Selina said. "I'll explain it to you on the way back."

They headed into the kitchen and Selina froze. Aleksandr was sitting at the table next to her mother.

"Did you invite him, Daddy?" Selina asked. "You might have warned me."

"I don't see why it's a problem," Matthew replied. "There's enough room for everyone." He looked back and forth between Aleksandr and Elijah. "Have you two met?"

"Actually, Matthew," Aleksandr said, "Elijah and Niklaus are my brothers. Apparently, your daughter likes to keep things in the family."

"How interesting," Matthew said. "Selina, did you know that?"

"Of course," Selina said.

He turned away from her and looked at Aleksandr and Elijah. "Can I assume the two of you are in contact with your brother?"

They nodded.

"Now, in your opinion, how would you say the relationship between your brother and my daughter is?"

"They complement each other well," Elijah said. "They bring out the best in each other."

"Is that what you think?" Aleksandr asked him. "To tell you the truth, Matthew, I've always been worried about Niklaus being anywhere near your daughter."

"Oh?" Matthew hiked an eyebrow. "What makes you say that?"

"Well, the only reason why he wanted to be with her in the first place was so he could kill her. He probably still feels that way."

Selina stood up. "That's not true. He loves me!"

"It's so sad," Aleksandr replied. "Look at her. He's obviously messed with her mind so much that she thinks he has good intentions toward her."

Matthew looked at Elijah. "Have you seen any of this?" he asked. "Is what Aleksandr is saying true?"

"No," Elijah said. "I mean, not exactly..."

"If you know something," Matthew said to Elijah, "please tell me."

"Well," Elijah said, "Sometimes, Niklaus feels that Selina worries too much and his way to make her 'better' is to have her consume large amounts of blood. This makes her unstable. She kills people and is concerned with nothing but her own needs and wants."

"Are we talking about Selina?" At that moment, Amelia Lockwood Warren entered the room, giving her daughter a keen look. "I saw news stories about murders and robberies in the same city where you live. You did them, didn't you?"

Selina nodded. "Yes. Yes, I did. But I'm better now. Elijah made me better."

Amelia sat next to Matthew, her hands shaking. "He did to her what he did to me," she told Matthew. "That Niklaus activated her werewolf gene and she has become just as I predicted: Self-absorbed, cruel and unable to love anyone. He's the same way."

Elijah watched Selina's face during this exchange. Her lip was twitching. She looked like she was going to cry. "If that's so," he asked, "What do you intend to do about it? Are you just going to take her away from her children and her family?"

"You think I shouldn't?" Matthew asked.

"As a matter of fact, I don't," Elijah stood up. "I truly believe she has recovered from her last episode, but that recovery is fragile enough that if you take her away from everyone she loves, you'll only cause her to relapse and I have a feeling that you won't be able to bring her back. Have enough faith in the goodness you've instilled in your daughter, because there is a lot of good in her, and trust that she can live her life well. You won't be sorry."

Just then, Selina's phone rang. "Sorry," she said quietly, standing up. "I'm going to get this."

She opened her phone. "Hello?"

"Selina?" When she heard Klaus' voice, she nearly dropped the phone. "Yes," she said. "I'm here. Are you all right?"

"I'm with Enid," he said. "And she just told me the most incredible thing about my mother."