Summer and I had several days together and I wasn’t planning to go back to work straight away. Matilda stayed with us, teaching me the basics, as I tried to renew the bond with Summer.
“The news is still fresh. They will forget soon enough,” I assured Zach, and Summer stirred in my arms, then mumbled something in her sleep.
“Have you looked at that brochure that I showed you the other day?” he asked, changing the subject.
After things settled between us, we both agreed that I couldn’t keep on living in Brixton. The flat was too small and Zach wanted to rent a house for us. We were officially together and I was in love with him. We both knew that Matilda was planning to be around too. She bonded with Summer and she still wanted to be part of her life.
On top of that, things in the agency were hectic. We had a stream of new clients, and with my new position in the palace Ricky had to hire additional staff. I was reporting directly to Lucifer, but my business was still important for me.
“Hackney sounds fine. We should just put a deposit on that house,” I said and Zach’s eyes flickered with excitement.
“Great, I’ll call the estate agent tomorrow,” he said.
“Uncle, Uncle, why is Summer sleeping? I want to play with her,” Cornelia said, pulling Zach’s shirt.
“She is still only little and you wore her out in the park,” Zach told her. “I’m taking you home. Your mum is waiting for you with lunch.”
“All right, I’m hungry a bit,” Cornelia admitted and took Zach’s hand.
It was a crazy ride, and I knew that things were only going to get more hectic in time. I still had to establish a dialog with other members of the faction. The life of mongrels needed to improve, but this was going to be a long road. Some demons were stubborn and close-minded.
Zara had recovered, but she was still getting used to having supernatural abilities. Alexis must have altered her human DNA. She wasn’t a demon, but she wasn’t a human either. Nameless had broken her heart and she was grieving after him. Ronan’s son showed her a different life, but after so many years she had many regrets. I understood and believed that she was much stronger now.
Eventually Ronan decided to go back up north. He told me that he was done with the past and he was looking forward to enjoying his retirement. We didn’t discuss what happened with Nameless. Ronan made his choice and now he was forced to live with it. It wasn’t my place to judge him.
As soon as I took over my new position I promoted Cyril and he was now my deputy. Paul reopened the pub, and when I visited him the other day he said that he was happy with his life on earth, that he didn’t even want to hear about returning to Watcher’s ranks. He’d hidden his wings and sword. That part of his life was over.
Zach wrapped his arm around me and we crossed the road. I smiled to myself, and still couldn’t quite believe how blessed I truly was. Zachary had managed to return to his work as a homicide detective, and the incident in the psych ward was long forgotten. He accepted me as a mongrel girl, and as the woman of his dreams.
Deep down I wanted to remain true to myself and to my human background. Lucifer was my father, and maybe one day I would be allowed to visit him again, but for now I was happy to stay away from hell.
I had finally found peace with my nature and accepted myself for who I was. A human man loved me and he didn’t care that our life was never going to be truly normal.
The end
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