LOGINI felt his hand on my shoulder and turned. He was looking down at me with that expression he got sometimes. The one that made me feel like I was the only person in the world.“Come with me,” he said quietly.“Where?”“You’ll see.”He took my hand and led me away from the party. We walked through the
Epilogue Part IIElla’s POVChaos was my new normal these days. Especially today, on Lucien’s sixth birthday.My son was currently running around with a wooden sword, chasing after his shrieking sisters. Lilith was the faster of the two, her blonde hair streaming behind her as she ducked behind a tr
I tried to refuse, but it was no use. My water broke the moment Alexander helped me stand, and chaos ensued. The last I saw of the conference table, the Alphas had abandoned their reports on the Anthonies’ experimental medicine.Dammit.By the time we reached the hospital, I was barely coherent. Dr.
Epilogue IElla’s POVSix months later.I shifted in my chair, trying to find a comfortable position. My belly was enormous now, stretched to its limits with the twins. Every movement felt like an effort, and my back ached constantly. But I couldn’t afford to show weakness.Not here. Not now.“Are y
My throat tightened. I’d forgiven Liam a long time ago for everything that had happened between us, but hearing him actually say the words… It meant a lot more than I expected it to.“I only ever missed you for those ten years you were gone, you know,” I whispered. “Nothing could change that.”“I kn
Ella’s POVI barely had time to process what was happening before Anya was whisking me back to the dressing room.“We’ve got maybe twenty minutes,” she said, already working to undo the buttons on the back of my coronation gown. “The officiant needs time to set up, and people need to get seated, but
Ella’s POVAlexander stayed true to his word and locked himself in his office for the rest of the day. No one saw him, except for Hunter, who brought him his meals and checked on him periodically—but only ever received muffled words through the door and was never allowed in.It seemed that Alexander
Alexander blinked then, clearing the expression, and smiled faintly. He looked pale. Drawn. Like he hadn’t slept all night.“Good morning,” he said. “Breakfast?”I glanced at the spread on the table, but felt an instinct to avoid him after the way he looked at Lucien. Thinking quickly, I said, “Actu
Alexander’s POV“She’s with him, you know.”I slammed my hands over my ears to drown out the voice, but it was useless. The voice came from nowhere and everywhere all at once; it was in the walls, the ceiling, the floor, even inside my skull. It echoed through my mind like it belonged there. Like it
Ella’s POVThe Viridian Crystal.It sounded like a fantastical object from a fairytale—and it was. But, as Anya’s mother explained the old fable to me, how the crystal was said to have once been created by the Moon Goddess as a conduit for her power, I couldn’t help but wonder where the story ended







