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
***Ronan's POV** The Nightbane mansion had never felt so foreign. I crouched behind the massive oak tree in our back garden, staring at the house where I'd grown up. Every window, every door, every stone in the walls held memories of a life I was about to betray. My hands shook as I checked my w
It pulsed like a heartbeat, silver tendrils dancing beneath its surface like trapped spirits. As I stepped closer, the air grew colder, denser, like reality itself was bending around it. My breath fogged, and my skin tingled. Not from cold. From power. Ancient, dangerous power. "Magnificent," Ma
***RONAN POINT OF VIEW*** The moonlight cut through my window like a knife. I sat on my bed, staring at the same four walls that had felt like home for eighteen years. Now they felt like a prison. Every photo of my family, every trophy from pack victories, every reminder of the life I was suppos
***Evangeline's POV** I woke to the sound of stone cracking and something sharp piercing my pillow. My eyes snapped open just as a black thorn pushed through the fabric inches from my face, dripping crimson liquid that smelled like copper and decay. I rolled away fast, landing hard on the cold f







