เข้าสู่ระบบ"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
"What do you mean?" "I can sense them. A foreign presence in our realm." I finally turned to face him, and I saw my own fury reflected in his silver eyes. "Who is it?" Silas walked to where I stood by the window. His face was calm, but I caught something flickering behind his expression. Something
Chapter 114 ***Celeste's POV** I was polishing the shadow flame dagger when Lunara's scream tore through the palace. The sound hit me like a physical blow, so full of rage and pain that I nearly dropped the weapon. Every window in my chamber exploded inward, covering the floor with glittering fra
**Evangeline's POV** The shadow throne felt like ice beneath me, cold enough to burn through the midnight silk of my gown. I sat perfectly still, my back straight, my expression carved from winter stone. Around me, the throne room stretched in all directions, black marble floors that reflected noth
Chapter 113 **Evangeline's POV** The voices came in the dark hours before dawn. They whispered through my dreams like ghosts, speaking names I didn't want to remember. Names that made my chest ache with feelings I'd buried beneath layers of ice and shadow. *Ronan.* The name cut through my sleep







