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
***Silas's POV** The door to my chambers slammed shut behind me with the force of a thunderclap. I stood in the darkness, my chest heaving like I'd run a thousand miles. My hands shook with rage so pure it felt like poison in my veins. The image was burned into my mind, silver lightning cracklin
Corvina studied me for a long moment. Then she began to fade back into the mist. But before she disappeared completely, her voice rang out one last time, heavy with prophecy: "Remember this night, girl. When the shadows come for you, and they will come, don't cry for mercy. You think you're becomi
Silas appeared at my side, offering a goblet filled with wine that gleamed like liquid rubies. "A toast," he said, raising his own cup. "To the return of the Shadow Queen." I lifted my goblet, and the entire hall fell silent. Hundreds of eyes watched as I prepared to speak my first words as thei
***Celeste** The old cemetery smelled of death and decay. I stood among the broken headstones, my heart hammering against my ribs. The moon was hidden behind thick clouds, and the only light came from the single candle Elder Morrison held in his weathered hands. "She should be here soon," he m







