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
***Ronan point of view** The world came back to me in pieces. First, the smell of antiseptic and herbs. Then the soft murmur of voices talking above my head like I wasn't there. Finally, the crushing weight in my chest where my wolf should have been. Nothing. Complete emptiness. I tried to s
**Evangeline point of view** The forest breathed around me, ancient and alive. Each step I took deeper into the cursed woods felt like stepping into another world. The trees here were different, twisted, dark, their branches reaching toward me like desperate fingers. The air tasted of old magic an
"Fix this," my mother demanded. "Find another way." "There is no other way," the magician said simply. "Only acceptance." She gathered her things, vials and pouches and strange-smelling herbs and headed for the door. But she paused at the threshold, turning back to look at me with eyes that seem
"This is where your ancestors learned their craft," Silas explained, his voice echoing in the vast space. "Where the first Shadow Queen discovered the true nature of power." I stepped into the circle, and immediately felt something respond. The symbols on the walls began to glow, pulsing in rhythm







