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
Chapter 137 **Silas's POV** The screaming started at dawn. I stood on the balcony of my tower, watching smoke rise from werewolf territories that stretched beyond the horizon. Orange flames licked at the morning sky like hungry tongues. The air smelled of burning wood and something else. Somethin
Chapter 140 **Celeste's POV** I watched another werewolf village burn and felt nothing. Nothing except cold anger and the bitter truth that Silas was losing his mind. All because of her. The flames painted the night sky orange. Screams echoed across the valley. My shadow armies moved through the
Terror crept into my chest alongside the determination. "What makes this time different?" "Because this time, you both remember. Somewhere deep in her mind, buried beneath Silas's corruption, she remembers every lifetime. Every meeting. Every sacrifice." "Then why won't she fight? Why doesn't she
But I didn't. Couldn't. Not in front of her. "It's all right," I lied, forcing my voice to stay gentle. "We don't have to do anything you're not ready for." Relief flooded her face. "Thank you. I'm sorry, I don't know what's wrong with me. I should want this. I should want you." Should want me. B







