Epilogue
WREN
Ayear later
The last year was insane. John was killed for real this time, and honestly, no one really missed him.
The streets did something to him. They turned him sour where no one wanted to deal with him.
It’s sad to say, but I think we all were better off without him, especially after he sent me that weird ass card to the hospital after I had Kairose.
Uncle Trayvon and Nyomi were still going strong. In fact, he’d proposed to her and caught everyone off guard. She’d moved in with him and was helping him out at the shop. I’m surprised she’d lasted this long, but I’m guessing that he’s just tired of being alone and wanted to settle down.
Solei and Zayden were still Solei and Zayden.
Every time the family got together, they were still arguing about something.
I thought by now she would’ve walked away from the marriage, but she was still trying to make things work with him.
I’ll never understand their relationship, but I guess it’s not meant for me to.
Luxe, pure baby was still single. She’d been tossing herself deeper into work.
After Wicked got stabbed, she ended up traveling to Europe for a few months.
She was gone so long that I thought she’d never come back home.
Ever chance she got, she sent something different back home for Kairose.
Hopefully, one day she’ll find someone to love her the way that she deserves because if no one else needs love, Luxe does.
Grim’s ass was still living in the shadows. I almost forget that he even belongs to the family ’til he pops up out of nowhere. I literally know nothing about his life. I can’t say who he’s talking to or anything, but I do know that he’s still breathing and lurking.
Liliana and Bishop were still going strong.
Solei’s mama was still an issue. She was gon’ stay trouble as long as they keep allowing her to come around.
I don’t like that woman. Is it bad that I want her to get hit by a bus or something?
She’s nothing like Solei. I don’t know how something so evil can make something like Solei.
Liliana was the best grandmother and mother that a girl can ever hope for. Every time that I need her, she’s always there. I’ve learned so much from this woman from being a mother to even cooking in the kitchen. Messing with her, I’ll be a pro before it’s over with.
After Wicked got stabbed, Aria up and changed her number on the poor man.
She sat and thought about it, that life wasn’t for her.
I really don’t blame her though because you have to be tough to be with a Saint-Mercier.
I hated it for her because he treated her extremely well and I don’t know if she’ll ever find something like that again.
In my opinion, she should’ve given him a chance, but I can’t tell her what to do with her life.
As for Maniac, the business was thriving extremely well. He’d come up with another cognac—Mercy. That stuff was flying off the shelves. Honestly, I think my man was better at selling liquor than anything else.
He was the best father in the world when it came to our daughter.
The bond they share is priceless. I love watching them spend time together.
Kairose loves her daddy so much that daddy was the first word that she’d learned.
It made me feel some type of way, but I’m glad they had a strong bond like that.
It’s something that I never got to have with my daddy.
Kairose was the light of his world, and he’d literally do anything for that lil girl.
We both got him wrapped around our fingers.
My bookstore had finally opened when Kairose was six months old and I loved it.
House of Saint Pages was a success. On opening day, people lined the block to be able to get in there and see what it was all about.
I found my calling and every day that I wake up and go to work, it doesn’t feel like work.
My book club has a new place to host meetings now. We’d get together once a month at my bookstore and have a great time. Even though my life was much busier now, I still find time to read my books and get together with my girls.
“Ma?” Kairose called out my name, bringing me from my thoughts. When I looked down, I saw her standing there with one of her books in her hand.
“You want me to read to you, huh? Where’s daddy?
” I asked her and scooped her up into my arms. Carrying her down the hallway, I took the stairs up to our bedroom and found Maniac lying in bed with his phone up to his face.
I snatched it from him and placed it on the nightstand.
Kairose leaped from my arms and landed on the bed alongside him.
She crawled up to the head and climbed underneath the covers.
Pulling the sheets back, I slipped into bed alongside her.
We all were snuggled close to each other as I got comfortable and opened the book.
Maniac and I always read her stories together because he was the dramatic one and always good at making the voices.
This is what my life has become, and I love every moment of it.
I really slipped into the heart of a maniac, and I wouldn’t give it up for anything in this world.