Chapter 45

Summary

• The chapter describes a scene where the perspective is viewed through someone else's eyes as they witness a brutal confrontation.
• The narrator’s body is seen lying lifeless on the ground, indicating their own death while the action unfolds.
• Lucien, a character with a scarred yet still handsome face, removes his fox mask and displays visible emotion.
• Tamlin, angered and grieving, transforms into a beast to avenge the narrator’s death.
• Amarantha, the queen, is defeated by Tamlin's beast form in a violent display of strength and anger.
• Faeries and High Fae allies intervene to prevent guards from assisting Amarantha, allowing Tamlin to kill her.
• The narrator, still seeing through unknown eyes, watches as Tamlin cradles their dead body and mourns.
• Several High Lords of various courts appear, each bestowing a drop of light upon the narrator’s body as a gift.
• Finally, the host viewpoint is revealed to be Rhysand, who offers a seed of light to the narrator, suggesting this action settles a score.
• Tamlin confesses his love to the narrator and performs a glowing act of magic, touching their heart and implying a resurrection or healing.