Epilogue
“I cannot believe we’re moving here,” I said and giggled as I ran up the marble steps to our new condo and stopped at the glass entrance doors.
Reed swept his arm around my middle and tucked me against his chest for a quick kiss. “Only the best for you, babe.”
To our right, the tall building of condos built by Selene and Samanta’s father. Beyond that lay the Savannah River stretched out on either side.
He pointed at the bright red sign hanging across two large windows at the bottom of the complex. “Does it count since it’s under new management?”
“Yes, it still counts.” I tapped his chest.
Selene’s father had to sell the building after he spent considerable money getting Samantha the best lawyers in the South.
It would probably still be a while before she went to trial for Lisa’s death, but the reporters were salivating at the chance of covering the courtroom.
All reports said Samantha’s team was preparing for an accidental self-defense case—whatever that meant.
Delaney promised me I’d get to help her do the write-up when they updated viewers about the case on the podcast.
Samantha hadn’t lied about everything. Believe it or not, she really didn’t kill Casey. Although, he also didn’t die from an embolism, either. His autopsy report marked the cause of death as an aneurysm.
It turned out Casey had a secret smoking habit.
I had to Google it to figure out the difference. Neither was great, but at least Samantha wasn’t on the hook for two murders and taking out an entire family line.
“Do you want to grab lunch at Spanky’s once they finish with the boxes?” Reed asked, bringing me back to the moment.
The waterfront casual bar was his new favorite place. Now that we lived within walking distance, I figured we’d be eating a lot of friend mushrooms and hushpuppies.
I stepped out of the way to let one of our movers push his dolly through the front doors. “Sure.”
I’d come to Savannah as a favor for a friend but quickly fell in love not only with the city but the SEAL, too.
It was a little weird to now live in the building behind so much death and destruction, but when a unit with a river view came available, we jumped on the chance. In a way, we’d come full circle.
Reed held the door open for me, and we stepped inside. He grabbed my hand and pulled me to him in the tiled lobby before giving me an earth-shattering kiss.
“Welcome home, Elenore.”
The end…