“Keep an eye on that one,” Declan says to Leo, smiling my way, “She’s a handful.”
“Don’t I know it,” Leo laughs.
“I’ll see you soon,” I promise Kassie, pulling away from her embrace.
“Damn right,” she says, wiping a happy tear off her cheek, “We’ve got a website to build, Missy.”
“Still have a place for me at CrowdedNest?” I ask.
“After the technological judo you pulled getting this whole thing cleared up? You can be the CEO,” Kassie laughs.
A volley of sound echoes through the bar as the Wraiths start their bikes outside. The four of us trade wistfully happy looks as we get set to part ways.
“Ready to go?” Leo asks me, nodding toward the door.
“I’m ready,” I tell him, “Let’s hit the road.”
We turn away from the bar together, heading out into the sunny morning. I take one last look at the Forty-Five Club, at the smiling faces of my best friend and her love, at the place I thought might be my home. Leo takes my hand, and I know where my true home lies at last. My heart has never felt lighter as I take a deep breath, the first of my new life as a lady of the Wraiths.
I push open the heavy door and let the light stream into my life at last.
THE END