EPILOGUE

Tyr

"Back so soon?" John Grace doesn't even bother to look at me as I stride into the room in my high-rise apartment that houses his cell.

I smirk. He's always so cocky, so sure of himself, even though he's been my captive for weeks now.

"I have some happy news I would like to share with you," I say.

He stiffens, and I can nearly read his thoughts. He's worried that this is about his daughter.

"I did run into Winter," I say, "if that's what you're wondering. She's alive, though. For now."

He glares daggers at me and I laugh. For the first time in years, I feel like I'm walking on air.

"Look what I found." I pull the Golden Coin from my pocket and hold it up for him to see. His eyes widen in shock.

"Where did you get that?" he breathes.

"Off your daughter," I say, drawing the words out, enjoying how much the news is tormenting him. "And there's more, too. I figured out how to activate the coin."

His eyes narrow. "No one alive knows how to activate it."

"But you were hopin