The paralysis was wearing off. I could move my fingers. Turn my head. But what was the point? I'd failed. Again. Just like every other lifetime. Just like Silas said. I'd broken into his realm. Fought his armies. Found her. Made her remember. And it still wasn't enough. She was up there right
*No. No, please...* "Stop!" Evangeline's power erupted outward. Silver light that made the shadow wolves stumble back. "You want me to stay? You want me to be your queen? Then let him live." Through our weakening bond, I felt her internal war. The choice tearing her apart. Her freedom for my life.
Chapter 144 **Ronan's POV** They came like a black tide. Hundreds of shadow wolves pouring through the doors. Eyes like empty holes. Claws that could tear through steel. Moving faster than anything should move. I stepped in front of Evangeline. Instinct. Like my body knew what to do even when my
"She already hates me." *No. She pities you. There's a difference.* Pity. The word hit like a physical blow. Worse than hate. Worse than fear. She looked at me like I was something broken and sad and worthless. Like I was nothing. Just like Ronan had called her, that first day in the cafeteria.
Chapter 143 **Silas's POV** I felt it the moment the crown cracked. A sharp pain in my chest. Like someone drove a knife between my ribs and twisted. And twisted. And twisted. She was remembering. My beautiful, broken queen was remembering *him*. *Ronan,* her voice whispered in my head. Not sp
"I don't remember anything about you." "Liar." The word hit like a slap. But he wasn't wrong. Something in me did remember. In the spaces between thoughts. In the moment before sleep. In dreams that felt more real than waking. A wolf with golden eyes. A voice calling my name in the dark. Arms tha