Masuk"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
"And what if she's embraced it completely, and seeing you will only anger her?" "Then at least I'll know," I said. "And she'll know that someone here still cares about who she was." Maeve sighed and reached into her bag again, pulling out a dagger with a blade that seemed to be made of crystalli
But there was something else in those eyes now. Something cold and hungry and cruel. I touched the pendant at my throat, and immediately felt its warmth spread through my body like poison in my veins. It showed me visions, not memories, but possibilities. Ronan laughing with Celeste while I rotted
"Miss Celeste! What happened? Should I call a doctor?" "He's gone," I said quietly, forcing tears to gather in my eyes. It wasn't hard, I just had to think about the power I'd lost, the connection that had been ripped away from me. "I found him like this an hour ago. I think... I think his heart g
**Ronan's POV** For a perfect moment, everything was going to be okay. I was reaching for Evangeline in the dream space, my heart racing as I finally saw her face again. She looked different, older, more dangerous, with shadows moving around her like loyal servants but her eyes still held someth







