LOGIN"They'll never get tired of that story," she murmured. "Good. They should know what we went through to get here. What we survived." She pulled me to a stop, looking up at me with those eyes that still made my heart skip. "I'm glad you came for me. Even though I would have been okay eventually. I'm
"That's how you killed him?" This from Marcus, practical as always. "With the bond?" "With the bond and with magic and with determination to protect what we loved." I touched Hope's hair, then Marcus's. "To protect our future. Our chance at the family we'd been trying to build for seven lifetimes."
Chapter 159 Epilogue **Ronan's POV** "Tell us again, Papa." Hope tugged on my sleeve, her golden eyes bright in the firelight. "Tell us about the Shadow Realm." "You've heard that story a hundred times," I said, but I was already settling into the big chair by the fire. Marcus climbed into my ot
"I can't do this," I gasped as another wave of pain hit. "It's too much. I can't." "Yes, you can." Ronan's voice was steady even though I could feel his terror through the bond. "You fought Silas. You survived the Shadow Realm. You can do this." "That was easier," I groaned. He actually laughed.
The bond blazed so bright I could barely breathe. His emotions crashed into mine. Love and regret and hope and determination all tangled together. Helena turned to me. "Your vows, Lunara." My birth name. My true name. It still felt strange to hear it. I looked at Ronan and suddenly all my prepare
Chapter 158 **Evangeline's POV** The moon hung full and silver above us, so bright it hurt to look at directly. I stood at the edge of the clearing, barefoot in the grass, and tried to remember how to breathe. My dress was simple. White silk that moved like water. No train. No veil. Just me and t
"The Nightbane family has been using that artifact for generations," she says, flipping through pages. "Controlling wolves who threaten their power. Breaking bonds they find inconvenient." Rage flickers in my chest like a match struck in darkness. "Then why doesn't anyone stop them?" "Because po
Ten feet. Five feet. The rabbit bolts. And I give chase. My bare feet fly over roots and rocks. Branches tear at my ruined clothes. But I don't feel the pain. All I feel is the hunt. The pursuit. The primal joy of predator chasing prey. The rabbit darts left. I follow without thinking. It
EVANGELINE POINT OF VIEW The hallway falls silent before I even see her. I'm walking toward my locker, thinking about how quiet things have been lately, when conversations die around me like someone turned off a switch. Students stop mid-sentence. Some actually step back against the walls. Ce
A nobody from a nowhere pack. No family. No money. No breeding. Living in some run-down apartment and working part-time jobs just to survive. Everything I'm not. Everything Ronan would never want. "She actually thought the Moon Goddess would pair her with him," Madison says with a laugh. "Can







