Chapter Forty- Two
Esme
The restaurant was under construction. I’d forgotten that headquarters had been very new.
We walked around to the back parking lot and saw everyone there, all smiles, and embraces as we neared them.
A few people smiled when they saw me, but their smiles faded quickly when they spotted the man next to me.
Only Phillip, Draco, and Asher were unmoving.
“So, I guess I’m not the only one back from the dead.” I tried to break the tension between us all, and it worked. Laughs erupted and then I was swarmed by the ladies of the society.
“Why is he here?” Leon asked in a confused voice.
“I go where Esme goes,” Dorian replied confidently.
Phillip stepped up to the plate and decided to enlighten us all about what had happened, and where we’d go from there.
“Asher, with the help of Dorian and Draco, broke into time and reversed it to a place where everyone was alive, and the trouble hadn’t begun. I’m pleased everyone has their memories, and I hope you’ll find it in your hero hearts to forgive Dorian. I’ve invited him to join us if he wishes, to be a part of our family. He’s let go of his villainous ways and became the hero that saved us all. As for what we do now…we have a second chance. We start fresh, learn from our mistakes, and be the heroes to mankind we were originally meant to be.”
That was something I could get behind. My eyes roamed over everyone and saw they were in agreement too. We had something not many people got—a do-over. We had to make the best out of this rare opportunity.
Draco pulled Rose into his arms, squeezing her tightly, and Lilith looked at them with her wide smile while Leon snuggled her in as well.
Dorian wrapped his hand in mine, and we stood there as the sun rose, a new dawn for a new day.
“To a new start, and to the new adventures that await us all.” I raised our combined hands in a toast.
“Come on, Rose, you know it’s your turn to do your thing.” Lilith bit her lip, and everyone laughed.
“You guys are nuts.” Rose blushed and tried to hide her face but that wasn’t happening.
“Give your fans what they want, beautiful,” Draco teased, and she shook her head. Slowly Rose stood taller in the arms of her love, looking at every one of us with those strong eyes.
“We are heroes in the darkest times, and we will always rise to fight the shadows of the world of mankind. It’s what we do.”
Everyone hooted and cheered, and she shook her head with a chuckle. Dorian just rolled his eyes, but his grip tightened for a minute around my hand.
We would make him one of us soon enough.
