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's POV** The key turned in the lock with a sound like breaking bones. I pressed my face against the heavy oak door of my bedroom, listening to my father's footsteps fade down the hallway. Each step felt like another nail in my coffin, another brick in the wall he was building around me.
**Evangeline's POV** I woke up screaming. The pain hit me like lightning striking bone... a crushing weight in my chest that felt like someone was reaching through my ribs to squeeze my heart. My back arched off the bed as agony tore through every nerve, every muscle, every drop of blood in my b
**Evangeline's POV** I woke to the sound of knocking at my door. Not the harsh banging of servants or guards, but gentle taps that seemed almost shy. The thorns covering my walls shifted at the sound, black vines rustling like they were listening. The white flowers scattered among them glowed br
**Celeste's POV** The stairs creaked under my bare feet as I crept down to Father's study. Midnight had come and gone. The house was silent except for the grandfather clock ticking in the hallway, counting down the last minutes of my old life. In my pocket, the vial of poison felt warm against m







