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
***Evangeline's POV** "Leave us," Silas commanded the shadow wolves. His voice was calm, but I could see the fury burning in his silver eyes. The wolves bowed their massive heads and melted back into the darkness, leaving us alone in the hallway with the dead servant between us. I knelt beside
**Ronan's POV** I heard the shouting before I even reached the castle gates. My father's voice echoed across the courtyard, sharp with fury. Other voices joined his.... the Elders, the council members, all of them talking at once in angry tones that made my wolf cower in my chest. The lightning
"You've invited something in," she hissed suddenly, staring at my bleeding hand. "And it does not leave once fed." The cottage door burst open before I could ask what she meant. Elder Morrison's guard stepped inside, his sword already drawn. Behind him, Elder Morrison himself appeared, his cold
***Ronan's POV** The stone that could have saved her shattered in my hands and I let it. I knelt in the dirt behind the old oak tree where i used to play as a child. Back when the world made sense. Back when mates were fairy tales and love was something that happened to other people. Once, this







