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 point of view*** The visions kept coming, each one worse than the last. But they all had the same wrongness to them, movements too perfect, words too harsh, emotions too extreme. "I want to help you accept this," Silas said gently, his voice full of compassion. "Fighting the truth only ca
"I am Silas, King of the Shadow Realm. And you, little wolf, are going to help me complete my bride's education." Bride. The word didn't just hit me like a punch... it felt like someone had reached into my chest and squeezed my heart until it stopped beating. "Evangeline?" "Lunara," he corrected,
*Evangeline,* I said her name in my mind like a prayer. *This isn't you. This isn't real.* "Tell him how you really feel," Silas suggested gently, his voice full of kindness. "Help him understand." The illusion-Evangeline looked directly at me. "I never loved you, Ronan. I was just confused. Lonel
"What do you mean?" "I can sense them. A foreign presence in our realm." I finally turned to face him, and I saw my own fury reflected in his silver eyes. "Who is it?" Silas walked to where I stood by the window. His face was calm, but I caught something flickering behind his expression. Something







