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
But one box, tucked away in the back corner, was different. It had no label, and when I lifted it, I could feel something humming inside. Something magical. I carried it back to my apartment and set it on my kitchen table. My hands shook as I opened the lid. Inside were papers. Lots of them. Bir
"What did you say?" "Nothing." The fake smile returned, but for just a split second, I saw something else beneath it. Something cold and calculating that made my blood freeze. "Just that accidents happen all the time, Evangeline. Especially to people like you." The words were spoken so softly th
**Evangeline's POV** I couldn't stay in the apartment after what I'd seen through the window. The shadows dancing on the glass. The feeling of eyes watching my every move. Someone had been out there while I discovered the truth about my bloodline, and now they knew exactly what I was. So I ran.
My wolf was dying. And he was taking me with him. Wednesday, I collapsed. It happened during English class. One moment I was sitting at my desk, trying to focus on Shakespeare. The next, the world went black and I was falling. I woke up in the nurse's office with a crowd of concerned faces loo







