“I look forward to seeing what you make of your life, Aisling Grey. I look forward to being a part of it forever.”

I smiled into his kiss. I had Drake, I had Jim, and I’d find a way to get Nora back as my mentor. Everything else, from cleansing my soul to ending the dragon war, I’d work with Drake on fixing. I was a professional, dammit. Nothing was so wrong that I couldn’t eventually right it.

So naive, the dark power whispered to me. We, too, look forward to what your life will become.