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The treaty between our kingdom states Nyx’s claim to Raine and my child as his rightful heir, though I must acknowledge my part in his making. This means I must come clean to my advisors about my mate and our broken bond—and, as such, declare our child the product of an unsanctioned union. Our child will never be able to assume my throne despite sharing my blood.

Doing so means Nyx cannot come after my kingdom.

Because we are no longer considered enemies.

We are allies, brought together by fate and destiny.

When all is said and done, Raine hugs me, holding onto me with a warmth that is no longer uncomfortable.

“Thank you,” she whispers in my ear as she holds me at arm’s length. In my peripherals, I can see Rose and Delilah in the corner, chatting and laughing. Nyx and his beta are still going over the paperwork, but I know what I signed is already a done deal and ironclad.

“Thank you, Raine,” I whisper back. “For giving me a chance I don’t deserve.”

She smiles as she nods.

“Let this be your lesson, Your Highness,” she muses. “We all deserve a second chance.” Her gaze flashes to Delilah, and she sighs. “Do not waste yours.” She says, taking a step back.

And as I watch her move gracefully toward Calloway, the strangest feeling blossoms in my chest. I look from her and hermateto the woman who’s stood by me through this entire journey from the moment she showed up on my steps, begging me to find Raine.

And as I saunter towards Delilah, with a newfound hope in my chest, I vow to my child and myself that I will not make the same mistake twice.

Epilogue

Raine

One Year Later

“Are you nervous?” I ask as Delilah sucks in a breath.

“Of course not. It’s only a ball,” she says as she raises her eyebrow at me.

“A ball in which your king will announce you as his Luna. No one would blame you if youwerenervous, you know.”

Delilah rolls her eyes, her hand on her hip. The courtyard lights make the iridescent sequins in her gown glitter.

Though the bunched skirts do a fair job of hiding her fuller figure, my eyes are not so easily fooled.

“Are you feeling nauseous at all?” I ask, glancing back and forth, waiting for someone to pop their head in and request Delilah’s presence.

“Not at this moment,” she huffs.

She paces back and forth, and I can’t help but grin.

“How far along are you?” I ask, my own emotions getting the best of me. It feels like forever since I gave birth to my daughter, Meadow.

I never thought I’d miss being pregnant—it certainly hadn’t been easy. But whenever I see Nyx with Meadow in his arms, the desire for another child hits me like a storm. Every night after tucking my daughter in, I find myself wrapped up in Nyx until the sun rises, hoping I can soon give Meadow a partner in crime.

Given our history, I know I should be angry. After all, this would not be the first time Aiden Summers has done things in the wrong order.

But seeing him with Meadow, with Delilah…I know he has changed.

With Anais removed from the equation due to “irreconcilable differences,” Aiden took his alpha-king title as a bachelor.

He admitted on his throne to having an unsanctioned child and, in the same breath, announced a ball toannouncehis Luna.

Delilah had told me in her letters that he’d planned to do so. Only when I came to Pollis did I realize the truth shehadn’tdivulged in her letters. A mother knows the signs.

She sighs, opening her mouth.

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