624 [Bonus chapter] Epilogue

If you like music while you read, try "I Lived" by OneRepublic.

If you've been here since "The Nightmare" (Chapter 1 of Falling in Love with the King of Beasts) do a little dance with me? We did it, friends. We really did it… *Sob* 

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AARYN

Aaryn, sprinting across the meadow to catch his son before he reached the trees, stretched to grab the little wiggler under the armpits and swing him up onto his shoulders with a laugh, then turned to take him back to his mother and sister.

His son giggled—was there any better sound in the world?—then started pounding his hands into Aaryn's hair.

"Tell it again, Dad! Tell me about before."

Aaryn pretended to sigh. "You don't want to hear that story again."

"I do! I do! From when you couldn't shift!"