“Three lives.”
He cocked his head, eyes narrowed.
I grinned. “You have my permission to save three lives from this day forward. Your wife and your two children. You may hinder our soul’s intended path unto the light.”
Ronin kissed my forehead. “Yes, because without you, shards of darkness would shed upon thee—me.” He interlaced his fingers with mine and led me to the car. “But really, babe, you should have said four lives. Poor Mrs. Humphrey.”
The End