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
I fought beside her, my fists connecting with shadow flesh that dissolved at my touch. I still didn't understand why I could hurt them when normal weapons passed right through. Maybe it was the mate bond. Maybe it was guilt given form. It didn't matter now. All that mattered was surviving long enou
The words hit me like a physical blow. "What?" "He was obsessed with Seraphina. Had been since the moment he saw her. When he discovered her love affair with the werewolf, he made sure it ended." Rage built in my chest like a living thing. Hot and fierce and wanting blood. "How?" "Does it matter?
Chapter 125 ***Maeve's POV** The portal tore through reality like a wound in the world's flesh. I stepped through into the Shadow Realm, and immediately the air tried to choke me. Thick as tar, cold as death, filled with the screams of things that should never have existed. But I had come too far
*You know when.* Yes. I did know. Three days ago, when Ronan had looked at me like I was already lost. When I'd chosen to embrace the darkness rather than fight it anymore. When I'd decided that being strong was better than being good. When I'd killed the last piece of my heart that still remember







