When Phoebe falls prey to a demon named Jeric, who is kidnapping witches in order to find the perfect host body for his love, Isis, Cole decides to attempt to make a trade: Paige's body in exchange for Phoebe being returned safely. However, thanks to Cole's decision, Piper is able to trick Jeric in order to save both of her sisters in order to banish the demon. It is only after Cole realizes he has failed to destroy the Power of Three, he promises the sisters the next time they meet, he won't fail.

After acquiring new powers from a celestial being, Cole decides to use them to attempt to destroy the Charmed Ones one last time by altering reality. As a result, Paige is erased from existence of her sisters, Phoebe is living the high life as Cole's wife even though she doesn't love him, and Piper is on a demon hunting frenzy to avenge Prue's death and is no longer married to Leo. When Paige tries to reconstruct the Power of Three in order to vanquish Cole, Phoebe is the one who actually vanquishes him, and as a result, all of Cole's spell on the Charmed Ones is undone with one drawback: Paige is the only one who remembers what happened.