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Which was exactly what we were doing. One last hurrah, one last time facing those that tried to kill us. Facing Six’s own brother. Brother versus brother, and by the end of the night, only one would walk away. It would be Six. It had to be Six. If it wasn’t, we were both dead and they won. They’d find Five and Seven and hunt them down next. However it went, that night was the end of the Cleaners. Quite possibly my last night on earth. I’d been living on borrowed time, anyway, and was actually, strangely, thankful for it. The things I’d experienced left scars and nightmares, but others were magical.

"I'm just asking." "You're not just asking, Eli, that's not a question, that's an accusation dressed up as one. Do you have any idea what the last month has looked like for me? I've talked to strangers about the worst night of my life. I've asked people to relive something I can't even fully remember myself, over and over, because I need to know just as badly as you do." My voice cracked, and I hated that it did, hated giving him the satisfaction of watching me come apart over something this unfair. "Where is this even coming from? Four days ago you told me you believed I was trying just as hard as you were."

“Offer him a deal. Bring him under our influence before he grows too powerful.” Another pause. Then the old man spoke again. But this time his voice was cold. Dangerously cold. “No.” The word echoed like a gunshot. “I’ll kill him before I let that happen.” My grip tightened slightly around the porcelain cup. The man continued. “I’ll wipe him off the board before he ever becomes a real threat.” A loud slam echoed through the recording, like a fist hitting a desk. Then the man spoke one final sentence. “If it’s the last thing I ever do…”

And that is a story that will last forever. END OF BOOK

[Didn't get to say this earlier, but I'm out of forgiveness cards. [Let's get a divorce.] My phone started blowing up right after.

“Like it’s… aware.” “It’s always been aware,” Emma answered softly. “We just weren’t ready to hear it.” Lira’s voice was low, almost reverent. “Then this isn’t the end.” Emma stood, slipping the pulse device into her hand. She looked out at the horizon, where the first rays of sunlight pushed the night back one shadow at a time. “No. It’s the beginning. The Last Signal wasn’t an ending—it was a warning. A threshold. From here, what we build will decide whether this becomes our greatest ally… or our final mistake.”

Some promises outlive the species that made them. 3. Lyon, 2091 – The Last Paper Diary Found in 2136 beneath a fallen library shelf, wrapped in oilcloth, pages soft as skin. 14 October 2091 I am the last one, or close enough. Ninety-three, maybe ninety-four—calendars died before I did. The machines let me stay because I never asked for power, only a corner of rooftop and water for the pomegranate tree I have carried seed by seed since the Geneva bunker fell.

"It was someone who loved you, Elara. Someone the world forgot so we could live." The Last-Stand Valor had won the day, but at the cost of the family’s foundation. The sky was still cracked, and the Exterminator Fleet was still out there, but the Internal-Invasion had failed. The Haven was quiet, save for the sound of the waterfall and the soft, grieving hum of an Anchor who had lost a part of her soul she couldn't even name.

It'll just be us two today, but we'll take one every year when we have children! My voice was cold. "There won't be any children." Steven panicked. "What? No!" I curved my lips. "Remember how you promised you'd come with me for the last day of my grandmother's mourning period?" Steven froze, but I continued, "I lost my baby that day." I pushed past him and walked aside, leaving him outside the door, lost. "I'm sorry…"

This was all Adam and I had managed to do with all our strength. Casper was indeed drawn over and walked to the door as if he was being guided by something else, just in time to hear Sydney say to her daughter. "And the last time I made you frame that witch, I clearly told you to fall harder! But in the end, all you had was a minor fracture!