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
I was back in the forest. But now everything was burning. The trees were black skeletons. The air tasted of smoke and blood and desperation. "Seraphina!" I called her name, but my voice was raw from screaming. "Seraphina, where are you?" I found her in the clearing where we'd met so many times bef
Chapter 142 **Evangeline's POV** Someone was coming. I could feel them through the walls. Through the stone. Through the very air itself. My hands gripped the arms of my throne. The black crown burned against my forehead. Hot like metal left in fire. It whispered things I didn't want to hear. *
"I don't remember anything about you." "Liar." The word hit like a slap. But he wasn't wrong. Something in me did remember. In the spaces between thoughts. In the moment before sleep. In dreams that felt more real than waking. A wolf with golden eyes. A voice calling my name in the dark. Arms tha
Chapter 141 **Ronan's POV** The Shadow Realm air tasted like death. Every breath burned. Every step hurt. But I kept walking. She was here. Somewhere in this dark world, Evangeline was trapped. *Not Evangeline anymore,* my wolf whispered, scared. *She's different now. Dangerous.* I pushed the







