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  “There’s still plenty of that to do here, it seems,” I said with a grin. “Besides, there’s been more than enough to sate me for some time. A break won’t hurt.”

  Which wasn’t a lie. I’d killed so many in such a short time. It was hard to remember their faces and that was a shame. I did so enjoy recalling their deaths.

  “Thank you,” she said with a smile.

  Epilogue

  “C’mon, mate!” Gregg said. “You’ll miss the boat.”

  “I hardly think it will leave without us.”

  “You think so? You do know you’re not actually that popular with most people, yeah?”

  “I’m not?”

  “Well, I like you. Cass and your bloody cult do too, but that’s pretty much it.”

  I paused then and turned to look at him, surprised at what I’d just heard. “So many people like me? That’s a strange feeling.”

  “Ha, bloody, ha. Look at you finally getting a sense of humour.”

  I ignored his moaning and stuffed the last of my things into the bag before looking around. It felt strange to be leaving and that was a new feeling for me. Normally I was happy to leave and go someplace new.

  Admittedly that was because no one would know me and I could kill without being under suspicion. But, I’d become quite used to staying in one place.

  “C’mon!”

  “Fine. I’m ready.”

  He pulled open the door and I stepped out, leaving my room behind for the last time. The halls of the sports centre were darker than usual, absent of the usual hustle and bustle of my minions scurrying about their tasks.

  It was cold outside and the ever-present rain left everything damp and dirty. I lifted my bag to my shoulder and walked the short distance to the docks.

  There were few people to see us off, which made sense. But there, at the end of the dock were the ones that mattered. I smiled as I saw them and received a wave in return.

  “Hello, Lily,” I said as I reached them before the gangplank.

  “Hello, Ryan,” she replied. “Are you ready?”

  “As I’ll ever be.” I glanced down and smiled. “Hello, babies.”

  The twins were sleeping, wrapped up tight in the blankets my mother had knitted for them. It had become something of a hobby for her in the past few months.

  “C’mon,” Gregg muttered. “If we’re late you just know we’ll have last pick of the good quarters.”

  “You’re part of the government,” Lily said with a fond smile. “Your quarters are already picked out and waiting for you.”

  I leant in and kissed her gently. It had been a rough few months as I adjusted to my self-imposed time on the island. The war on the Isle of Man had progressed slowly but eventually, the admiral had won out.

  “Gonna miss this place,” Lily said as she looked back over the town. I just shrugged.

  “The new one will be safer,” I said with a look down at our children. “For all of you.”

  “Not for you?” she asked with one arched brow. She knew the answer but she needed me to say it.

  “Briony is still out there and Genpact too. Someone has to deal with them. Once you’re safe. I can do that.”

  “As long as you come home to us.”

  “Always,” I promised.

  Note from the author.

  Another book done. Wow, there’s been a few of them. Two more to go to end season 3. As you might have realised from the epilogue, some time has passed and the next book will begin with the twins born, Lily and the others settling in to their new home on the Isle of Man and Ryan off in search of Briony, an unexpectedly dangerous threat.

  But don’t think that he has forgotten about Genpact, or they him. Things have been happing in the background and I am certain we will be seeing them again very soon.

  As always, I hope you have enjoyed the story as much as I have, and hope you will continue on this journey to the end.

  Richard.