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
"There is no bond!" I scream, my voice echoing through the trees. "You rejected me in front of everyone! You made it very clear that I'm nothing to you!" "You're nothing to my reputation," he snarls. "But you're still mine. Still connected to me whether I like it or not. And right now, someone's h
Mrs. Rodriguez starts discussing the symbolism in our assigned reading. She asks about the protagonist's transformation, and hands shoot up around the room. The usual suspects offering the same safe answers they always give. My hand rises too. Mrs. Rodriguez blinks in surprise. "Yes, Evangeline?
**Evangeline's POV** The hallways feel wrong tonight. Empty and cold, but not in the peaceful way I've grown used to. Something crawls along my skin like invisible fingers, making me shiver despite the warm air. My wolf stirs uneasily, ears pricked forward like she's listening for danger I can't h
"This stops now," he says. "You can't be serious." Celeste's voice rises to a screech. "You're choosing her over me?" "I'm choosing what's right over what's easy." The admission hangs in the air like a revelation. Like something he's been fighting to say for weeks. "But I'm your fiancé," Cel







