Epilogue
Diana drove her Mercedes past the construction at the entrance to the drive and parked before the front door where Torr waited. When TWI moved in, she had dismissed the servants, so who knew how long she’d leave the vehicle outside. What was more important was the man waiting at the top of the five granite steps.
She turned off the car and stepped out, instinctually pulling down the short skirt of her royal-blue suit. Holy Hamlet, Torr looked good in his jeans and muscle shirt. His new strength and speed on top of his old abilities had Arthur baffled, but as soon as Mouse returned, they planned to figure out what had happened to him in the Timestream.
She ran up the steps, and he swept her off her feet into a devastating kiss. When he put her down, her head was light, but the intensity in his eyes forced her to concentrate.
“What did they say?”
She grinned. “The town gave us the variance. You can build the turrets up to four stories.”
“Good. We need them for a 360 view.”
“We really don’t have any enemies except Disruptors and they can time travel so you can’t see them arrive anyway.”
He looked past her, toward the hills beyond the field across the street. “I have other plans for them.”
Now what was he planning? “Oh, I almost forgot, Amber called again. She is really pushing me for a date when she can visit. Do you think you can figure out a way for her to come and still remain ignorant of TWI?”
He crossed his arms and returned his gaze to her. “That will take some planning and cooperation from yer fellow workers. It is a good puzzle and may be needed in the future, like the towers.”
“What do we need the towers for? Intimidation? Gawkers?”
“Gawkers?” He looked at her quizzically. “Nay, the towers are in case one of ye can’t change history back fast enough, and we find ourselves besieged. A lot has occurred in over seven hundred years as I understand.”
She put her hands on her hips. “You’ve been spending far too much time with Arthur, not to mention with the contractor on all of this security stuff. What about me?”
He looked past her at the construction taking place on the perimeter wall. “What about ye? I am keeping ye safe.”
She smacked his arm, which was like swatting granite. “Ugh, this is exactly what I mean. There is more to life than being safe. There should be laughter and—”
He broke into a smile as he swept her off her feet and into his arms, his latest habit. “Ach, Diana, I always have time for ye. Ye are the reason I breathe, the reason I think,” his face grew serious, “the reason I feel. You will always be my heart.”
She gazed into his eyes, letting him see all her love for him. “Really?”
He lowered his head, their lips not quite touching. “Always.”
…
Jules studied the view of Toronto from the floor-to-ceiling window. Living on the forty-sixth floor did have its advantages. “Has Diana changed the future?”
The person on the black leather couch sighed. “Who knows? Maybe we should never have come back here. Maybe the Disruptors were meant to be as well.”
Jules spun. “I don’t believe that and neither do you. We had no choice. This was our only option.”
“Yeah, if we don’t screw it up.”
“Our only control over our TWI teams is their conscience.” Jules leaned back against the steel beam separating the glass. “That is not a lot to work with. At least Diana agreed to stay on birth control, but how long that will last is anyone’s guess. I just hope no one in the other districts decides to bring home a mate. Who knows what that will do to the future.”
“We knew involving these natural time travelers would be risky. They will change mankind’s future and not simply by fixing what the Disruptors changed.”
Jules sighed. “I know. I just wish we had more information before we left. Then maybe we could guide the changes.”
“Even then the question would be, did we make it better or worse?”
The buzz of the phone sitting on the blue glass coffee table drew both their gazes. Jules walked over to it, touched the screen and listened.
“That was Rafter. We have another one.”
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