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She nods slowly as she climbs to her feet. I help her scoop up the kittens and ask Noah to pick us up outside the closest exit to the tunnel. Scarlett doesn’t need to make the long trek back through the tunnels. Especially not with our new friends who seem to be starving. Maybe we can get a vet to come to the house as well.

As soon as we get in the car, I’m pulling out my phone to make it happen. I want to get Scarlett home for a very important test. Noah meets my eyes in the rearview mirror and his smile mirrors my own. He knows.

Roe’s about to become a big sister.

Epilogue Four Noah

About ten yearslater

Six phones chime at the same time and we all trade looks.

I’m the first to drop my gloves and grab my phone from my bag to find a text from Roe to our family group chat. My mouth drops open as I read the text. Then read it again.

“Roe baby is bringing boys tonight,” I say, shocked. She might be fifteen now, but I never really thought this would happen.

“Boys?” More than one voice snaps from different directions.

Scar is the second one of us to pull out her phone. She hums and trades looks with Kade. “Think it has to do with what we heard earlier?”

He shrugs. “Only one way to find out.”

“What the fuck did you hear?” Luca growls and I’m nodding. He took the words right out of my mouth.

Scar’s text pops up on my phone, quickly followed by one from Roe and another by Kade.

Baby Girl

Proving another point?

Butterfly

Pretty much

Husband

Do we turn the psycho up or down?

I can’t look at my phone and not laugh every time Kade’s contact pops up. Scar thought she was real funny when she put that in, but even after all these years I can’t bring myself to change it. Not when it always makes both of us laugh each time.

The two of them are getting that look in their eyes again. The one that always spells trouble for all of us. Especially Declan, Luca, and me.

“I’m still stuck on the boys part,” Jade drawls, making Luca glare at his phone again.

Okay. Me and Declan then.

I pull out my phone and begin typing quickly.

Always down. The answer is always down.

Luca

If they’re boys the answer is obviously up.

Baby Girl

I agree with Luca

I shake my head and look for Declan. “Help me out here.”

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