Mag-log in"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
"Is she?" Celeste raised her hand. The shadow army started moving forward. "Then why are you fighting alone? Why hasn't she saved you?" Because she was trapped. Because someone stole her memories and fed her lies. But she was still there. I could feel her clawing back to the surface. *She doesn't
Chapter 134 **Evangeline's POV** I am the perfect wife. That's what everyone tells me. What I tell myself every morning when I wake up in silk sheets that feel too smooth, too cold against my skin. What I see reflected in Silas's eyes when he looks at me with adoration that makes my stomach twist
Chapter 135 **Ronan's POV** "Are you ready to see the truth?" Morgana's voice echoed in the crystal chamber where I'd been training for what felt like forever. My body still ached from yesterday's lesson, the one where I'd nearly killed us both trying to bind elements that wanted to tear me apart
*I am Lunara. The past doesn't hurt me. Nothing hurts me.* But it did hurt. God help me, it still hurt so much I could barely breathe. "She's gone," Ronan whispered to the witch, his voice carrying clearly through the sudden silence. "Maeve, she's really gone." "No," the witch replied, her voice







