Epilogue

25 years later...

Twenty-five years ago, everything played out nearly exactly as Colton's coma dream had predicted.

To sentence Anne-Marie to beheading, the King, King Rufus Van Wolff, had his royal witches separate the mate bond between Richard and Anne-Marie, as his sentence was much lighter than hers, and her death would have killed him otherwise.

Anne-Marie's beheading was a public sentencing; many packs affected by the tyranny of Jacob and his Beta had come to bear witness to her sentencing. As usual, Anne-Marie deflected and tried to defame the reputation of Colton Layton, and the Layton family's good name, but it fell on deaf ears. The women Jacob had used as currency stood in the front; every one of them had a renewed sparkle in their eyes and a smile when the sent……