“Let's go home, Sugar,” he whispered against my hair. I took the Hjördis from my pocket to place it back in the wooden box, but Epi shook his head. “It is yours now, Charlotte. Keep it with you. You are the true owner of the Hjördis and the weapons. You are Nememiah's Child.” Despite everything he'd put me through, I was grateful for having met Epimetheus Vander. He'd provided answers to so many questions and was helping us. Even if he was a pain in the a*s. I slipped from Conal's arms to give Epi an impetuous hug. “What was that for?” he asked and I was certain he blushed. “For helping me to get through this.” “You're welcome my child. And you have given me more than I ever dreamed. Finding an Angel child has been my life's work. I thought it would never happen and yet, here you are.

