HAUNTED

HOPE FOR THE FUTURE

A/N: Here we are at the end of the story.. for now!

Janice had a long road ahead. Lots of physical therapy. They didn't even promise that she would walk again. Ever. She was lucky to be alive. She was pretty broken and beaten. There was nothing Nora could do and Janice wouldn't let her try. Janice knew she deserved it. She would spend the rest of her life asking for forgiveness.

She quit the her parish and returned to her Baptist roots. No more priests. She only attended church with John. They got divorced but they remained close. They harbored no hard feeling, which impressed Nora.

John met a very nice woman, Heather. She was a nurse at the hospital. They spent a year dating and finally got married. Janice even attended the wedding. Nora wasn't sure how Janice really felt but maybe she learned a lot about forgiveness. Maybe they all did.

Nora finished school with a double major in Latin and demonology and traveled with the guys. She hunted with them but only off the air. She did a lot of their research and loved every minute. She became a spectral hunter and she married Soren in a quiet ceremony at a haunted house. It was perfect.

Poppy and Ryker dated for a while but she didn't like the inconsistent lifestyle and threatened to dump Ryker a million times. They never broke up and that shocked Nora. They both vowed never to get married. They always stated that the relationship wasn't serious but they eventually celebrated thirty years together and had five boys.

Poppy was the professor of Mythology and Folklore. That knowledge always came in handy. Although Poppy never hunted, she always kissed Ryker when he got home.

Nora and Soren had four boys and three girls. Phantom-human children. They were awesome. They all became fierce hunters. They went hunting a lot with their Uncle Stone. He was happy to teach them things he knew and he loved that he wasn't the only weirdo in the family. He now had nieces and nephews that were actually related. He loved them. They were his family.

They spent every holiday at Janice's house. She loved to entertain despite her limitations. She enjoy a house full of people and the kids all called her grandma. She never walked again but she was not completely paralyzed. She had the use of her upper body, she was relieved that she was only a paraplegic. It was a blessing to be alive and every day she had was a gift.

Hyde went hunting with the guys and was even in some episodes. He never got married and love the bachelor lifestyle. He became a high school teacher and coached football. The kids all thought he was cool because he was on TV. He got a lot of dates like that too. He found his piece of happiness and a huge family of dysfunction that he loved.

Nora entertained the thought of finding her parents sometimes but she had her family and had no need for people that abandoned her. She had people that loved her and wanted her. It proved to her that you didn't need to be blood related to be loved. She loved her family. Adopted or not.

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This is the end of this book and I hope you enjoyed reading it. Thanks!