Epilogue
Six Months Later
“Does this ever get easier?” I groaned, swiping a hand over my forehead. A thin sheen of sweat clung to my skin, running from temple to temple.
There wasn’t one specific person I spoke to, rather the entirety of my friends and family that had gathered for this historical event. Naturally, my eyes strayed to my mate, the beacon that never once failed to lead me through the dark.
His lips quirked up at the side, eyes sparkling with significantly less shadows than before. He was slowly learning to forgive himself for the death’s of our pack members. “I wish I could say it does, but I’d be lying.”
Zeke let out a cheeky snort. “Way to make her feel confident. You’ve got this, Lola. You’re a natural.”
Breyona peeked her head from around Giovanni’s massive shoulder. “Besides, if you choke you can always work a little magic and make everyone forget about it.”
“Hah! With my luck I’ll get a little too magic happy and make the whole pack forget about me.” A genuine chuckle slid past my lips as my friends continued with their playful banter. I was quickly pulled into the arms of my mate, whose embrace
I accepted with a blissful sigh.
His lips skimmed my ear, brewing all sorts of thoughts that were not suited for tonight’s events. “Zeke’s right, though.
You were meant for this. You won’t choke.
After all, look at all you’ve accomplished.”
I placed my hand against his taut chest, tapping the thick pad of muscle I felt just below his shirt. “All that we’ve accomplished.” I corrected him. “I would’ve never been able to do this without you.”
Asher looked as stunning as ever, playing the part of Alpha to near perfection. He, like the rest of us, were dressed in a mixture of both professional and casual attire. While we needed to step into our roles tonight, we also needed to present an air of comfort and unity to make the
Witches and Vampire’s in audience feel right at home.
After all, it wasn’t just a few Witches and Vampire’s in audience. 1
It was all of them. Well, almost all. Those who wanted to voice their opinions, lend their hand in shaping this new future that would cater to us all, stood in attendance.
Truthfully, I couldn’t have done any of it without the help of two unlikely allies.
“I swear, that child gets all her sass from you, Ember. Angelica used to be a sweet, docile thing before you got to her.” Tessa scolded her sister as the two of them entered the room.
Ember kicked the door shut behind her with the sharp heel of her boot, and began to take in the contents of the room with a hand propped on her hip. A quick flick of her eyes over the velvet furniture, hand–woven rugs, and paintings hung in golden frames, was all she needed before cocking a sculpted eyebrow at her sister.
“Please, do you even know Angelica?
She’s never been sweet or docile. The kids a menace.” Ember exclaimed with a suspicious amount of warmth to her voice. Paired with the cocky tilt to her lips one might assume she almost liked Angelica.
only
ounce of venom in her voice. Her eyes skimmed the room seconds later. She
the Seven Springs Country Club. While everything was a bit extravagant for my tastes, it was the only place big enough to hold a meeting
radiant warmth. Six months ago, I had a long list of suspicions and doubts but
I could see the road we walked down and knew that with time and patience, I’d eventually trust these two
it in time.”
sniffed, flipping her thick mane of fire–kissed hair over her shoulder. “Well, as the ambassador’s of the Witch community we couldn’t
chest. Even though she’d sooner lock herself in a dark room with Brandon than admit it (her
reached out and grabbed my
could truly take off, the door opened once more.
these past six months doting on his pregnant mate, peeked his
me a gruff smile as
shook out my hands, visualizing the stress leaving my body in heavy waves. It would never cease to amaze me how I’d rather be
all
stepped out into the hall, our entourage following closely behind. It was there, beneath the sloped ceilings. and crystal chandeliers that
denounced as my first–in–command, greeted me with a warm smile. Seeing as he and my sister were now an item, I figured I should no longer come as his first priority.
was still a Princess, after all.
exactly why I promoted Tristan
with his navy button down and dark slacks, matched
this?” She asked in her soft, melodic voice.
had changed, and it was truly a sight to see. She no longer hid from the world and had even found friendship in
bumped my elbow into hers, returning the friendly smile she flashed me. “As ready
do amazing, and she knows it. Doesn’t hurt that she has a bunch of Witches,
an Alpha, and a Princess backing her up.” Clara chimed in, a vision in her sea foam maxi dress. When paired with her dark skin and curly hair, it made her look she’d emerged from the very
had
with losing your fated
anyone else here. Catching my eye, his lips quirked up in his usual cheeky grin, one I couldn’t
time. Unless, you want to be late to your own event.” Tristan said smoothly, tilting his
Beta, who waited by a set of
lead outside, to the massive crowd
were. It was all too easy to see them all considering we had to carve a path through the crowd to make it to the very center
people. Since things were still a bit rocky, the crowd was divided by species, each cluster set with their own handful
was our goal that someday the
of the field. Since
and Giovanni, Zeke and Tessa, and
us. I didn’t want to stand above the masses, to look down on them as though they were beneath us all. What I wanted was for them to see that regardless of species, we were all equals
a large screen that
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