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
Chapter 121 **Ronan's POV** The despair in my veins felt like liquid ice, freezing everything from the inside out. Each heartbeat spread the poison further through my body, stealing away pieces of who I used to be. Joy became a word without meaning. Hope turned into something that belonged to ot
Chapter 124 **Ronan's POV** The smell hit my broken nose first. Clean water falling from dark clouds. Fresh earth drinking deep after dry months. The scent of home, of safety, of magic that didn't burn when it touched your skin. Rain. I lifted my head from where it hung against my chest. Chains
I stared straight ahead as the creature spoke, my hands folded calmly before me. The perfect picture of a willing bride. But somewhere deep inside, in a place I'd thought was completely dead, something stirred. A flutter of movement, like wings beating against a cage. *This isn't right.* The thoug
*I love you.* *I will always love you.* *No matter what they've done to you, no matter what you've become, I love you.* A sob tore from my throat before I could stop it. The sound echoed off the stone walls, raw and broken and utterly human. This was wrong. This wasn't supposed to happen. I was







