Epilogue
The sun was high in the sky and mostly covered by clouds. The snow that fell was light, an aftermath of the snow storm that had ripped through the town three days earlier. The graveyard was packed with mourners for Maria. It was her funeral, and Darlene’s eyes were red from crying.
After Jacob’s death and the wiping out of the hybrids, the town had gone back to normal. Idris told her that Vivica and Jacob had all the humans in town under mind-control. At first, she had found that hard to believe, but it ended up being true. No one in town could recall the attack on the bar. They all had fake memories implanted where the attack had been. It was impressive, if not terrifying, to see how strong Vivica and Jacob had become.
Maria’s death hit Darlene hard. She had been crying on and
