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
***Celeste point of view** I slammed the door to my bedroom so hard the pictures on the wall fell to the floor. Glass broke across the marble tiles, but I didn't care. Nothing mattered except the burning rage in my chest. Humiliated. That's what I was. Humiliated in front of the entire pack.
Marcus's hand moved to the weapon at his belt, and something dark flickered across his face. "How did you get past the perimeter guards?" "I have my ways," Maeve said calmly. "And before you ask, yes, I know about Evangeline. I know where she is." My heart stopped, then started again with a pain
***Ronan point of view*** The council chamber felt like a tomb. I sat at the long oak table, staring at the faces around me. My father at the head, his Alpha power filling the room like smoke. My mother beside him, her expression cold as winter stone. Elder Morrison, Elder Blackwood, Elder Kane,
"And in return?" "We find her. We bring her back. And we ensure that she never threatens your happiness again." The promise hung in the air between us like a contract written in blood. I thought about Ronan's hollow eyes, about the way he'd pulled away from my touch, about the future that was sl







