Ryan Mondragon

Ryan was born the only son of Milo and Ivy Mondragon at Crick Cabana, Willow Creek.

## Upbringing

Ryan grew up fairly happily but resented being an only child. He bonded with his cousin Keanu Espinosa and saw him as a brother-like figure. Ryan's father Milo often buried himself into his work so Ryan felt somewhat distant from him, but always strived to impress him. He also remained close to his aunt Shari, who played a matriarchal role in the household.

## Ivy's Betrayal

Ryan often worried that his parents were drifting apart as he was growing up. One day, Ivy claimed she was moving to Sulani temporarily to visit her half-sister Holly. Milo became depressed and began to neglect Ryan, with Ivy staying in Sulani longer than expected. Ryan made frequent visits to Sulani but Ivy always claimed she needed time to explore her career and spend time with Holly. Ryan recruited his cousin Kourtney, who was living with Ivy, to spy on her and collect information. Kourtney informed Ryan that she was seeing someone else.

## An Unwelcome Stepfather

Eventually, Ryan turned up at Sulani unannounced and revealed he was moving in, Ivy saw no other choice than to reveal she was having a relationship with Bobby Markham and was heavily pregnant with his child - Ivy and Bobby had been having an affair and Ivy had actually moved to Sulani to escape Milo. Ryan was heartbroken but planned to deceive the two, feigning his acceptance of the new couple. Ryan began a relationship with Nora Landgraab and fell in love with her, although she kept some distance between them.

## Kidnapping Dinah Markham

Ivy gave birth to Ryan's half-sister Dinah Markham. Around this time, Kourtney fled Sulani with her newborn Devante Brooks, paranoid that her husband Benny was cheating on her. Ryan decided to do something similar and kidnapped Dinah, moving far away.

## Nora's Miscarriage

Ryan begged Nora to join him as he went on the run, but Nora remained reluctant. Nora discovered she was pregnant with Ryan's child, and agreed to have a secret relationship with Ryan. However, Nora's father Oskar Landgraab and brother Eugene discovered Ryan's identity and called the police, forcing Ryan to flee. Far into the pregnancy, Nora tragically miscarried and discovered she was infertile, prompting her breakdown and decision to run away from home and join Ryan. The two then moved to Evergreen Harbour with Dinah to live with rising celebrity Whitney Walton.

## On The Run In Evergreen Harbour

Ryan pursued a tech guru career while Nora became a chef, although Ryan insisted they had to keep a low profile and disallowed Nora from putting herself in the spotlight. Eventually, Ryan's cousin from back home in Willow Creek, Keanu Espinosa found Ryan's location, promising to remain silent so long as Ryan did nothing stupid to Dinah. Keanu made frequent visits to the Stonestreet Apartments they were staying in and even started an affair with Whitney Walton. Eventually, Shari also discovered Ryan's location and expressed the family's disappointment in him for his stupidity. As she alerted the police, Ryan stole money from Whitney and planned to run away again with Nora and Dinah, but policemen Kayson Matos and Vikram Dukes turned up to arrest Ryan. Shockingly, Ryan opened fire and murdered Kayson and Vikram in front of a traumatised Whitney and Nora. Whitney called more police and Ryan realised there was no way out - he committed suicide outside the Stonestreet Apartment.