Chapter 27

The director pulled Lucy back first, and everyone waited anxiously for Lucy to draw her first breath. The director stayed close to make sure Shauni had everything under control. Jameson didn’t know what Lucy had experienced in the spirit plane, but it couldn’t have been easy.

When everything seemed to be okay, there was a collective sigh of relief. Johnson moved to Sam and pulled the sword from his chest. She barely even paused to set the sword on her cart before she moved across the room toward Avery and Jameson.

Nerves clanged in Jameson’s gut. This was it. He knew he could handle his side of things, but he was worried about his ghostwalker and determined to be sure Avery recovered well.

“Ready?” Johnson murmured.