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
**Ronan's POV** I don't sleep for the rest of the night. Every time I close my eyes, I hear that howl echoing in my head. That name carried on the wind. *Lunara.* The pieces of the shattered binding stone lie scattered across my bedroom floor like broken promises, their silver light finally dead.
**Evangeline's POV** The video starts playing on someone's phone during lunch. I hear the cruel laughter before I see the screen, but I know immediately what it is. The sound of my humiliation, captured in high definition and shared with the world. "Oh my God, look at her face!" A girl at the ne
**Ronan's POV** Sleep doesn't come. It hasn't come for three days. I lie in bed, staring at the ceiling, while her voice echoes in my head like a curse I can't break. *"I'm done with both of you."* Not angry. Not hurt. Just... finished. Like she was closing a door that would never open again.
**Ronan's POV** The dreams start three nights after Celeste's party. Three nights since I confronted her about what she did to Evangeline. Three nights since I stood in my driveway afterward, staring at the cracked binding stone and trying to convince myself that defending her meant nothing. At







