The fireworks cleared until only twinkling stars remained.
Tristan leaned in close to her ear and whispered, “Is it okay if I love you forever? Even if forever is only for a lifetime?”
She turned in his arms and smiled up at him. “Only if it’s okay that I love you back.”
He smiled. “Deal.”
And while the town of Avalon was busy kissing beneath paper stars, Scarlet and Tristan kissed beneath the real ones. Just as they had centuries ago. Just as they would for years to come.
EPILOGUE
The forest was nearly dry, save for a single stream of blue water trapped in the crevasse of a boulder. The heavy wind picked up and, slow and steady, blue water flowed down the rock and cut through a small pile of ash before sinking into the damp dirt beyond.
Up from the dirt rose a single, green sprout with a blue tip.
Acknowledgements
This book, and this series as a whole, would not be possible without the people who believe in me.
My sister, Kiele. Without our late night conversations over bowls of ice cream this story would never have been born. You believed in me even before there was a page one and I love you with my whole heart.
My beautiful mother, who has never failed me. Thank you for making my dreams important to you--even when they seemed impossible. My hero and my husband, Brett. Thanks for keeping our world in one piece. You're my lobster. My beautiful children, Kiana and Caleb. Thanks for thinking my job is "cool" and for understanding when I pick you up from school in my pajamas.
My agent, Suzie Townsend, who makes all things possible. Thank you for your endless patience and expertise. You make me a better writer, but more importantly, you keep me sane. And I really love my sanity.
And my heart and soul, Bobbi. Thank you for always being a part of my dreams. I love your guts.
About the Author
Chelsea Fine grew up (and still lives) in the Phoenix, AZ area where she studied Design at Arizona State University. During college, she also took her first creative writing class, which is how she fell in love with writing. In 2007 while working at a credit union, she found herself staring at a computer screen and bored out of her mind. She promptly opened up a Word document and began writing a story to kill time (she knows she was a terrible employee!). Eight pages and forty-five minutes later, she realized she was having fun. Now, years later (after quitting the credit union, since she wasn’t very good at “being on the clock”), she published her first novel Sophie & Carter. When she isn’t working on her latest novel, she’s an avid reader, a lover of music, a Battlestar Galactica fan, a coffee addict, a chronic texter, an obsessive teeth brusher, and a shameless superhero enthusiast.
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