Doomed Cases Series Box Set
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“He’s gone, darling. He saved her,” Matilda stated, looking tired.
“No, this is impossible. He couldn’t have gotten here. The entrance was sealed. I didn’t have time to explain to him that I had made a mistake,” I mumbled, and my daughter opened her large eyes and looked at me. For a moment the time stopped, and nothing else mattered. We were staring at each other, forming a connection that was once broken. She lifted her little, tired hand and touched my cheek. It was the most amazing feeling that I had ever experienced. She was pure and beautiful.
“Max, we have to get out of here. Ricky and Emma were taken by men with wings,” Zachary said.
“Watchers, they appeared on the island when we separated,” Nameless explained, holding Zara’s hand.
Alexis had won. She took a life in order to regenerate her soul. She killed the prince. I had never expected this kind of outcome, didn’t understand it. Maybe I didn’t want to.
“Ricky is gone too?” I asked.
“He will be all right, Max, but the cop is right. We need to leave,” Paul said, looking around.
“Max, you will have many moments like this, but we have to leave now. This place isn’t safe at all,” Matilda told me. “Alexis trapped me in my own spell. I’m sorry that I failed you.”
“What about Arthur’s body? We can’t leave him here.” I felt numb from head to toe. Shock riddled my body. I kept asking myself if it was possible that he followed us down through the entrance to the alley. I should have closed it behind me, then maybe this would have never happened.
“I’ll carry him, but the woman is right,” Paul said. “We need to leave now. We have entered Purgatory, Max, and as long as we are here, your little one is still in danger.”
I couldn’t look when Paul and Zach lifted Arthur’s lifeless body and started carrying him down. Matilda took Summer from me and I felt empty. The pain was greater than ever, breaking me from inside. I wanted to shut it down, but couldn’t.
The future king was dead, and he wasn’t coming back. Ricky and Emma were trapped and it was all my fault. On top of that, Alexis’s power had been restored completely.
We all had to get off this island and then go back to our world. The royals would never know what happened to the prince. Arthur had died the most noble death, saving his own daughter.
We left the dark tower behind us and made our way through the stairs in silence. The water was wild. The storm passed moments later and it finally stopped raining. I tried to call Ricky. I only had him back a few hours and now he was gone again.
I refused to believe it, refused to think that my life was never going to be the same again. Summer was asleep, wrapped in Matilda’s arms. She was precious, the most beautiful child that I’d ever seen. Now without a father, without a man that would have made her so proud.
At the bottom of the stairs by the boat I spotted a few demons and at least two Watchers in their true form. Now after the space was cleared of fog the landscape was beautiful.
“Who are they? What should we do?” Nameless asked.
No one stopped, but as we got closer I recognised the demon that stood in front of the two Watchers. Anger flushed hotly as my eyes met his.
“What the hell do you want?” I shouted at Morpheus, with bitter disappointment. I couldn’t believe that he dared to show up here, now when everyone was filled with so much grief.
“It’s time, Maxine, it’s time to fulfill your part of the deal. The child and your partner were saved,” Morpheus stated with no emotion. I frowned, not understanding what the hell he meant. There was no deal, he didn’t help me. Arthur was still dead and Alexis had won.
“Maxine, what is he talking about?” Paul demanded, looking from me to Morpheus.
“You can go to hell with your deal. Alexis was healed with Arthur’s blood. This wasn’t the outcome that we both agreed on,” I said, feeling that this was going to turn against me. I wanted to hug my daughter again, wanted to hold her for a bit longer.
Morpheus shook his head, staring at me with great sadness.
“I have healed your partner and guided you in the past few weeks. You had promised your soul to the dark lord, so I’m sorry but you cannot return to the world above. It’s time to say goodbye to your friends,” Morpheus said.
Zachary and Paul laid Arthur on the ground.
“She ain’t going anywhere, not over my dead body!” Zachary shouted, suddenly face-to-face with Morpheus. Two Watchers took a step towards him.
“True, I made a deal with you, but your part of the bargain hasn’t been fulfilled,” I argued, deep down knowing that this wasn’t fair. Arthur wasn’t supposed to die in here.
“I’m sorry that you feel that way, but your child is now safe, which means that your soul belongs to the dark lord. Tell your friends to stand down. They won’t be able to fight me. Paul, you should know that Maxine had given me her word.”
Paul looked at me with shock and sadness, then shook his head in desperation. Morpheus couldn’t take me now. Not after everything that happened. I needed time with my daughter.
“No… she isn’t going anywhere. Max, what is this bullshit?” “What deal is he talking about?”
“I was desperate. Ricky was in the hospital dying and Alexis was after my daughter. He promised to help me bring Summer back, and agreed to save Ricky, but only if I agreed to give up my soul,” I said, ready to scream with frustration. How could Lucifer be so cruel? He had taken Arthur away from his family.
“No… Bullshit. I won’t let you take her!” Zach roared, reaching for his gun, but I got to him before he had a chance to do something very stupid.
“Let it go. Morpheus is a demon, Lucifer’s right hand. I gave him my word, so there is nothing you can do about it,” I said, accepting my fate, accepting the fact that this was over.
Summer was safe now and Matilda would take care of her. Zach refused to believe that this was my destiny.
“Make an appeal, Flower, please. He’s the devil for Christ sake. This can’t end like that!” he said, touching my arms.
“Zach, let go of her,” Paul said. “There is nothing that you can do. She needs to meet her destiny.”
“Your partner, Ricky, and his human friend are back in London. I gave the Watchers orders to let them go,” Morpheus said.
I walked over to Matilda and placed a kiss on my daughter’s forehead. She was beautiful, stunning, and I was going to miss her forever.
“Please take care of her. All of you take care of her for me,” I said, my voice slowly breaking. Zara dropped her head, losing herself in the chest of Nameless. Zach was ready to fight for me. He didn’t want to believe that this was happening for real.
Matilda touched my hand. She understood that I had no other choice.
Morpheus nodded to the two Watchers to take care of me. A second later the gold chains were placed on my hands. I could no longer feel anything, I was numb everywhere.
“Do something … for the lord do something. They can’t take her!” Zach roared, but no one reacted. Everyone understood what was going on.
“It’s time,” Morpheus said with some sadness in his voice. Then the two Watchers pushed me forward.
There were no more words. Everything was done. I was going down to meet my destiny, to die so my daughter could live.
This was the beginning of my end.
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