#Chapter 180: Epilogue

Aria A year had passed since Darren and I signed that treaty, and life had settled into something sweet, even with all its ups and downs. The scars on my chest had faded to thin white lines, and Darren’s wound was just a memory beneath his shirt. We’d become godparents to Bella and Liam’s little boy, a squirming bundle named Theo who had Bella’s big brown eyes and both of their stubborn streaks. Lunar Labs stood rebuilt in the human city, no longer a tech hub but a werewolf embassy, its doors open for charity benefits—food drives for humans, clothing swaps for werewolf families, a place where both worlds met. We split our time between the pack lands and the city, running through the forest one day, grabbing coffee downtown the next. Our traditions wove together seamlessly now, a balance we’d fought hard to earn. Today was a big day—Lucas’s first day of human school. First grade. I’d barely slept the night before, fussing over his backpack, double-checkin