The former Devil Card stood there looking the same as she had before with her pale-brown hair braided to one side, bright mischievous silver eyes, and all-black clothes. She put her hands on her hips and looked around the room with a wide smile. “I love what you’ve done with the place.”

That did it. Several bodies lunged for her. Tenn, Tegan, Cooper, Bentley, Willow, Royce, and even Emersyn who was led over by Hunter. Constance, Daniel, Tim, Katherine, and Kenneth took an extra few seconds to get around all the furniture but quickly joined in the group hug. I was so happy for them to have gotten their friend back. The only people who hadn’t gone over were people who hadn’t known her, who were after her time like me. Yet their eyes were just as glassy. This was a big moment. Braison and Libby returned home. That was huge for The Coven.

“They’re going to smother her,” Saber said softly with a smirk. She looked down at my soulmate. “Death by affection.”

“There are worse ways to go,” he whispered back.

My stomach tightened into knots. I’d known from the beginning of my time in Avolire that Everest and Saber were super close, and then he’d destroyed his own room in anger because she slept with Azazel . . . but apparently my mind had pushed thoughts of her aside. She hadn’t been in Tampa. Seeing her standing that close to him now was doing things to me, things I didn’t like. Everest was my soulmate. There was no reason I should feel jealousy over another girl. Even if he and Saber had had some form of romantic or physical relationship in the past, surely they wouldn’t continue it now that his soulmate was around. And Saber knew who I was to him. She was also nice to me. It was confusing as fuck.

Finally, the group stepped back from Libby and reclaimed their seats. Except Tenn who remained standing beside her, staring at her like he couldn’t believe she was real.

She let out a deep breath and shook her arms and legs out. “Everest?”

“Libby.” He nodded. “You are free now.”

The grin she gave him was breathtaking. Her aura lightened instantly. “When can I tell my family?”

Everest pursed his lips. “That is up to you, I believe. You may go to them right now if you’d like. We are all aware of how bad their grief is.”

Her face fell. “But I might die before we see the end of Sweyn and the Unseelies, so maybe I should wait?”

“‘Tis not an easy answer,” he said softly. “And not one we can make for you.”

Tenn cleared his throat and raised one finger in the air. “Um, hello, can we please explain to the people here how the fuck you’re alive?”