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-Ava’s POV-

“Three days isn’t enough to get married.”

That’s what I wanted to say. That’s what any sane person would say. But this was Isabella. And arguing with Isabella was like arguing with the wind–useless and exhausting.

So instead, I just smiled, “I’m not going to get a moment to breathe until then, am I?”

Her grin was pure sunshine, her eyes sparkling with so much joy it was almost blinding, “I’ll take the fact that you’re carrying my niece and nephew into consideration.”

I blinked, “How do you-”

But before I could finish, a familiar exasperated sound came from behind me. Grayson.

I had almost forgotten he was there. Almost.

I turned, finding him still glaring at Isabella as if she were a particularly annoying insect that refused to go away. But when his gaze met mine, the ice melted. His expression softened, and something unspoken passed between us, “I need to take care of some things.”

I nodded, and he leaned in, pressing a kiss to my lips before turning to leave.

But Isabella, being Isabella, wasn’t done, “Hey! Are you not going to tell me congratulations?”

Grayson stopped mid–step and exhaled through his nose, casting me an almost tired look. I bit back a laugh.

He turned his head slightly toward her and said dryly, “You two deserve each other.”

Isabella frowned,” I don’t like the

you said it.”

Grayson ignored her and kept walking.

But then- “Grayson.”

Her voice was softer this time. Not teasing. Not demanding, “I’m glad you are somehow by some insane miracle actually alive.”

The guard that I had felt kick up when he walked away softened a bit and his gaze fell to the ring on her finger. Something flickered across his face–maybe the briefest moment of nostalgia, or maybe just the weight of everything we had been through.

Then, finally, e said, “Congratulations.”

And then he was gone.

Isabella let out an exasperated breath and turned to me, “You see? There was no tone to that one.”

I laughed, taking her hand in mine and pulling it closer. The ring was huge–ridiculously so.

“It’s huge.”

grinned, “I know.”

around it all, “So you’re really getting married? In three days?”

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you believe it, Lilian? Someone actually wants to

turning wistful, “And he is

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twisted at that. Because if anyone understood what it meant to find the

said quietly. “But I’ll start the planning by myself. I’m guessing you

My father.

never

Shit.

world. Even with all the secrets, even with all the betrayal, my mother was still

needed to

tight, “I

push, “I understand. I already called Eliza, by the way. She’s not exactly thrilled that we had to miss her wedding, but she gets it with everything that was happening. Plus, I promised to share my bachelorette as a do over, but I’m totally not going to. That is just between

tugged at my lips. “I love

know you

I moved and headed out of the mansion.

staring, bowing their heads as

thick fog, and I could feel the whispers around me, the unspoken

I just smiled.

my mind had called out to him, Ivan

unreadable, and bowed his head slightly before

“Luna.”

inside me steadied as I returned the smile, “I need

climbed into the car, resting

curse was broken.

father was never going to

a stop in front of my childhood home, my chest felt like

spent years wanting to escape this place. And now, I was willingly stepping back into it.

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let out a slow breath, nodded at

as I

the house, their gazes flickering to me before bowing their heads respectfully. I barely acknowledged them, my

That’s where he was going to be for the

would have to bury him and my heart

voice stopped me in

Raina said and I knew it was her because she had a unique voice that carried

at his tombstone happened for

face her, “Grayson is alive. And

for a long moment, then smiled sadly,

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