Revelation watched her mother and sister from the doorway, Delores holding Genesis’s face in both hands, tears streaming down both their cheeks, words tumbling over each other in broken whispers and laughter. She smiled softly, chest warm in a way it hadn’t been in years.

Then she turned her head slightly.

He was there.

Kieran leaned against the far wall, arms crossed, eyes fixed on Genesis like nothing else in the room existed. Not Delores. Not Daisy giggling in the corner. Just Genesis.

Revelation’s lips curved.

It was time.

She walked toward him, and stopped beside him without looking up.

Before she could speak, he beat her to it.

“Let’s...