Your last Forfeit will be your beginning … and your end.

If the Delphinians were right, it also meant that Nikki was my future. There would be no more searching for another Forfeit like her. I knew now there was no one like her.

Even through their dreams, Nikki couldn’t keep Jack alive forever. And when he was gone, I would still be here. Waiting.

I crouched down beside her bed and lightly touched her forehead. “Don’t worry, Nik. I’ll never let you go. Never.”