It was not a coincidence that despite my dislike of Carmen, she was the only person who knew all of my plans. She had lost as much as I had, and she was hungry for revenge enough to want the demise of Alex and Adan, plus she was ruthless enough to carry it through till the end. Daniel and Thea knew parts of it because without them I wouldn’t be able to find the lock. But they didn’t know what I intended to do with it, they just had to believe me when I told them I would never ruin their world for mine. And I wouldn’t, not when the man I loved lived in it.
Carmen brought me back the moment she realized I was about to ruin everything with Terry’s decision never to use the key and find a way to bring back Mark’s soul. The last part of her plan was the same as mine – to claim my position and
