Tobias nods. "Thank you."
As we head back outside, I pass Lydiana heading toward the outskirts of Shadow Creek with Forrester. She gives me a smile and nod before heading in the direction of the woods, clearly keen to get away from here.
I owe her everything now. And she was right.
Maybe I was always meant to die—that was my fate. But in death, a new legacy was born. A new era.
With death came peace. While we will always grieve the lives that we lost, their deaths won't be in vain. They are a part of our history now,theirsacrifice will live on forever.
Legends never die. And I vow to protect my kingdom and honor them for the rest of my life.
Epilogue
Nyx
Two Years Later
“Queen Luna?”
I look up, spotting Sawyer at the door. “Yes?”
“You have visitors. May I send them in?”
“Yes. But it’s okay,” I answer. “I’ll come with you instead.”
Before I can stand, he’s already disappeared from view, much to my frustration.
And the guys think I have a listening problem. Rude.
Determined to not stay put because I’m not fragile glass, I get up, heading toward the door when a familiar face walks in—complimentary scowl and all.
“For damn sake, Stevens, sit the hell down.”
My face deadpans as I cross my arms. “I’m pregnant, Alpha Daxton. Not injured or dead.”
He raises an eyebrow as Luna Grace appears beside him with her warm smile. “Nyx, it’s so good to see you,” she says, leaving her mate by the doorway to embrace me in a hug.
I manage to somehow at least get my arms around her shoulders. By the time we pull back, I’m pathetically panting.
“Sit,” Alpha Daxton orders to my dismay.
Reluctantly, I do as hesuggestsbut with narrowed eyes. I won’t admit it out loud, but damn it feels good to sit. It feels like every tiny step I take, breathing is a challenge. Not to mention my ankles are swollen and I’m fairly certain my back might break again.
A sigh of relief leaves my lips and I motion for the two of them to sit.
“The guys shouldn’t be too long,” I tell them. “Last I heard they were fighting over the nursery furniture and who should put it together.”
Luna Grace laughs. “Surely a team effort would be the best answer.”
“You’d think so,” I agree. “But even with them having their own, it’s still a massive discussion that needs a seven point plan.”
They should have just listened to me when I said to do one crib each. After all, it makes the most sense.
Since I’m carrying frigging triplets.
I nearly fainted when Dr. Madison said there werethreeof them in there. At the time, my stomach was still flat so it was a little hard to believe. That didn’t last long though, and now I can confidently say I’m easily the size of a celestial body.
I wonder if that was payback for avoiding being pregnant for so long. To this day, Dr. Madison still isn’t entirely sure how we didn’t conceive straight away once I found my mates. I have a theory that it all came down to divine timing. The world was in such chaos that I had the task of fixing the problems first. Then, when things settled and the monarchy was established and we had time to set procedures, the universe decided it was time to continue the bloodline.
