#Chapter 254 -- Epilogue: What Comes Next

Noel’s POV Shortly after the commissioner and Lilia were arrested, Landon and I left the BloodyMoon pack and started traveling again. My goodbye to Cara had been brief, just a simple exchange of words and a hug she had initiated. I still felt some pain, thinking of the dreams I had for us. What I felt was grief over what could have been, but would never be. Those feelings I had felt for Cara had been real at the time, and I embraced that. As sad as I was about losing out on what could have been, I didn’t regret feeling what I had felt. In fact, I was relieved for it. For a long time, I had thought myself entirely incapable of feelings of love. The vampire side of me craved blood more than affection. Even though I didn’t need to drink blood thanks to the werewolf side of me, I still felt cravings. The hunger, it was called. Because I was only half, I didn’t feel the hunger as badly as other vampires, but I was still deeply ashamed of it. I hadn’t thought I was worthy of feeli