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
Fire. Earth. Water. All of it at once, channeled through my body and into his. The magic roared, consuming everything in its path. His shadows tried to fight back, but Evangeline held them in check, her stolen power canceling his defenses. Silas's scream shattered windows in houses a mile away. My
Chapter 147 **Evangeline's POV** I woke up feeling wrong. Not sick. Not hurt. Just... wrong. Like someone had taken important pieces of me and left gaps behind. Empty spaces that ached. Sunlight streamed through tall windows. Black silk sheets wrapped around my body. The room was beautiful. Exp
Chapter 151 **Evangeline's POV** I stepped into the square and everything went silent. Thousands of shadow creatures scattered like roaches. Their screams bounced off stone walls. Panic. Terror. *Good.* Let them run. They should be afraid. My power rolled off me in waves. Silver light that bu
Until he saw who it was. "Celeste?" His voice was barely a whisper. "What... what are you doing here?" *Forty minutes.* "Something I should have done a long time ago." I pressed my hands to the lock. Shadow magic flowed through metal. Ancient. Hungry. But not stronger than guilt. Not stronger t







