Thea shivered. She let waves of emotion pass over her as she and Lilith looked at each other in silence. Thea had spent years considering her, trying to get Lilith’s real story. She never got any answers that satisfied her or made any sense. “I’m pleased,” Lilith finally said in her grating voic
“Queen of Lunas, vampires, Valkyries, and witches, giggling like a child over sweets?” Lilith did the laughing thing, where she vibrated while snapping her teeth. “It makes me even more impressed and surprised. You succeeded where no other woman ever did. You united hundreds of thousands—what’s left
“I guess I can try, but I don’t want you to get your hopes up,” Thea said. “I really don’t think it’s possible.” The waitress walked up to their booth carrying a few platters, followed by two other waiters carrying more. They placed glasses, mugs, plates, dishes, and silverware on the table. “Ple
“Do you know that most of the gods are already dead?” Lilith cocked her head to the side. “What do you mean?” “In order to lock you in Tartarus, they had to transmute themselves into the locks. It was the only magic powerful enough to hold you. You’ve already killed most of them.” This time, Lili
After everything, Thea had forgotten about Lilith bringing Conri’s old body. Some traumas never leave you, no matter how long it’s been. Watching him fall, lifeless, took her right back to the event. She finished emptying the contents of her stomach while Xavier held her hair out of the way. “So
LYALL VALKO’S POV [firstborn son of Thea and the triplets] After my parents left the war room, everyone sat frozen in silence. We all knew that was likely the last time we would see our beloved Luna and Queen. The best person we ever knew. The last time my siblings and I would see our mother and
The warriors let loose. Magical flames that burned hotter and faster than regular fire engulfed the island of demons, reducing everything it touched to ashes. The shadow demons animating the dead things abandoned the bodies and fled toward the cities to find new hosts. The corpses burned quickly, on
LYALL VALKO’S POV Cody took the first group back to New Dawn, then returned for Maverick, Alpha Garret Knight, and me. By the time we landed, the rest of Moonlit had made it through the tunnel, and we gave the order to collapse the tunnel so the demons couldn’t use it. The fighting raged on. Th