As the truth unfolded before them, Lily and Luca realized that they had been played from the beginning. Alex had faked his own death in order to manipulate them into leaving Black Lotus and starting over.
"I did it for us, Lily," Alex said, his voice filled with desperation. "I wanted us to have a chance at a normal life, away from all of this."
But Lily was furious. "You put us in danger, Alex! You made us targets for Black Lotus, all because you couldn't face your own demons."
Luca stepped forward, his eyes blazing with anger. "You may have fooled us once, Alex, but we won't let you destroy us again. We're done with you and Black Lotus."
And with that, Lily and Luca made a decision. They would no longer be hunted or threatened. They would stand up to their past and face it head-on, together.
And as they walked away from the horror of their old lives, they knew that their love for each other would be their greatest weapon against any enemy that came their way.
As they walked away Alex was in a range fit of anger and their love had become a pyramid with Lily on the top and the two men at the bottom of the corners of the triangle...