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
"That's not true," Evangeline said, but her voice was weaker now. "He was engaged to Celeste for years before he even noticed you," I continued. "He rejected you publicly when the bond first appeared. He chose his family's approval over your happiness again and again." "He came for me," she said
**Evangeline's POV** I woke to the sound of my own screaming. The nightmare stuck to me like wet clothes. In it, I had been someone else. Someone with silver hair and eyes like moonlight. Someone who controlled armies of shadow and sat on a throne made of bones. Someone who laughed while citie
The older servant's face grew sad. "The mortal who left you? The one who chose duty over love?" "He didn't leave me." But my voice sounded weak. "He tried to save me. He..." Pictures flashed through my mind. Not memories, something deeper. Older. A man with dark hair and kind eyes, kneeling befo
"Tomorrow, after you complete your task in the mortal realm." "Of course. I wouldn't want to disappoint you." The words carried a subtle edge that told me everything I needed to know. Celeste was playing her own game now, just as I'd suspected. Perfect. Ambitious servants were so much more int







