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“IF anything happens, I’ll find you from the other side. You have to give life to our child and keep going. If I die, take Ridge, and hide. Don’t stay here. If you have to, go back with Avalon, and stay hidden for me. If we fail in the static, of trapping him so Maura and Jagger can kill him, he’ll come for you. He’ll come for my new child. She’s going to be psychic, and she’s going to be as strong as I am.”

Her heart skipped.

“Lucian, I love you,” she whispered. “I’ve loved you for so long, since that day I saw you in the courthouse, and you hid from me.”

He kissed her softly on the mouth.

“My Beauty, you will forever be the one I love and cherish. Without you, the Beast has no point.”

Tears slipped down her cheeks.

“Take care of my daughters, tell them I love them, and raise them to remember me. You’ll be rich, and Ridge will protect you. He’ll forgive me, and he’ll know that you are his new duty. There’s no one I’d trust my wife with but my best friend. Just go. Promise me that you’ll escape and keep our girls safe with him.”

She nodded.

“He’ll never touch our children.”

Then, that was all he needed to know.

“I love you, Bishop. I’ll always love you. No matter what happens, I chose you.”

Her heart skipped.

“You’ll find me if you die?” she whispered.

Resting his head against her forehead, he told her the truth.

“I’ll always find you. No matter how hard it is, I’ll find your soul again.”

With that, he placed his hand over her belly.

Then, he walked away, knowing the cost of saving everyone…

It was him.

Chapter Twenty-Two

The Final Battle

The One That Matters

The Most

Evening

With the stage set, and the circles cast, this was going to either blow up spectacularly, or it was going to save Lucian and the rest of the psychics. Time would tell, and if they got lucky, everyone would come out of the static whole.

Avalon knew the risk, and so did Lucian, but they had no choice but to do this.

There was too much on the line.

Genesis’s life was in danger, and so were the spirits that called Salem home.

This was more than just one more mission.

For them, it was the most important Phoenix File. For Avalon, it was what she was born to do.

Now, they would all see if the years of honing her skill and being the queen of the static would pay off, or it would blow up spectacularly in their faces.