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
"Did you see that look in her eyes?" I continue, my voice dropping to something almost intimate. "That moment when hope died? When she realized that she was never going to be one of us, no matter how hard she tried?" "It was beautiful," Madison breathes. And it was. That split second when Evange
***Evangeline's POV** Chaos exploded around us. Ronan shifted mid-leap, his wolf form slamming into the nearest hollow wolf. They rolled across the forest floor in a tangle of claws and teeth. The creature's yellow eyes blazed as it snapped at his throat. I scrambled to my feet, pushing down the
I push myself to my feet, my legs shaking. The tree I touched still glows faintly green, its leaves rustling in a breeze that doesn't touch anything else. Evidence of what I've done. What I am. But I'm not alone. Something watches from the shadows between the trees. I can't see it, but I can feel
"Did you ever regret it?" I ask quietly. "Every day." The admission slips out before he can stop it. For just a moment, his mask falls, and I see the man underneath. The man who sacrificed his happiness for duty and has been paying for it ever since. Then the mask snaps back into place. "But r







