Ch 41 - You Definitely Don't Need Me

They couldn’t believe their eyes. “Channing?”

It had been years since they’d last seen him, both having last seen him on the day he died. “You look good Your Highnesses.”

Nathan chuckled at the jab. “How is this possible? I thought you couldn’t reach out to us anymore?”

“It’s not that I can’t. I stopped reaching out to Cally and Killian because they weren’t going to let go of me if I let them hold on,” Channing explained.

“So, you’ve been around the whole time?” Cassidy asked as they walked closer to him.

“Pretty much,” Channing confirmed.

Cassidy closed the gap, tears running down her face as she finally hugged him. She knew it was the pendant’s doing, and she was appreciative of the opportunity to get to do what she couldn’t on his last day.

“I’m so sorry Channing. I should’ve done more to protect you that day,” she sniffed.

He pulled back to wipe away her tears. “Everything worked out the way it was meant to Cass. I was meant to die that day. I don’t want to have to do the whole th