by Dee King
When we arrived at the coronation, everyone was all abuzz as if it were a Hollywood premiere. We greeted the crowd that had grown in many sizes since the first time I had stepped foot into the great hall. Sebastian, in true Sebastian form, stepped out before me in his gold aviator sunglasses, holding his hand out to take mine. In front of everyone, the trumpets sounded, as we walk in the great hall together. This time, married for a very long time, and madly, deeply in love. We enter the hall with all eyes on the two of us. We smile and nod at everyone as our children took their seats in the front of the room surrounded by their friends, cousins, and family. Our nieces and nephews who had grown so fast, our brothers with their wives laughing at one another, our friends with their loved ones. The entire room becomes quiet as the lights in the room go dim with candles lighting up everywhere. The softness of the glowing candles sets the entire atmosphere for the room. A spotlight on Sebastian and me, his face surprised as he removes the glasses and takes me in his arms, swinging me around as my dress danced around me.
I had planned this part out with Iris and Zack a while back and hoped that this did justice for what I wanted all the worlds to see… For the first time I would be able to show Sebastian how much I truly was in love with him.
It was the first time in a long time; that we were showing a love so true. Placing my feet on the ground as the music begins, we hold each other while dancing to the song that we had danced to on our wedding day. Sebastian smiling at me, lighting up the whole room, as he twirls me out. My dress changing once again as it had done that night, with a shock heard around the room.
My tattoo now glittering, the dress covered in a pastel pink and gold glitter as the pink roses became clear on the bottom of the dress. The bodice staying white as the pink sashayed down the dress. Rose petals began to fall from up above our heads, encasing us as if we were on display. It looked as if snow were falling wrapping us in its beauty for all the world to see.
I was the ever-evolving goddess that had been set free.
Sebastian, your love is my greatest joy…
And your love was always worth the fight…
Nothing could have ever prepared me for the privilege of being yours.
I always knew we would tell a story unlike any other…
Dancing together with all eyes on us as we heard the OH’s and Awe’s of the crowd, my eyes gaze across the room seeing our children watching with admiration, our siblings holding their loved ones’ close, smiling at us, it was everything I dreamed it could be. We danced the night away with all our loved ones. We watched our children grow into the gods we knew they could become, crowned as they were meant to be, and learning that this life is wonderfully magical. A heart healed by love, a heart that became one with another, and an unknown world that became home. Home truly is where your heart is. They would tell our story, for all eternity, with the whispers of a love so true, so pure, that it conquered the gods.
*Author Notes*
Unsure of what to say here as I write this… I knew that with this last one, I wanted to take my time to tell my story. I wanted to tell the story of how it should end…It’s been my privilege to tell this story to you. It’s based very loosely off my life. There are characters that resemble people in my life. From ones I hold close to my heart to the ones I have had to say goodbye to. Nothing prepared me for the outpouring of love that I have received during these books journeys. You have no idea how much that has meant and does mean to me. Saying goodbye to the Charming series has become much harder than I had thought it would be in many ways. Just wanting to tell a story, that slowly became me writing out my life’s story instead. But this all started from one sentence that replayed in my mind…
‘He stood there looking like a Greek God.’
And so, the story began, and it ends with my heart being fully enveloped in this story. I could never thank you enough for reading these books. I hope that you find that life is always worth living for… I found my heart after searching for many years… Their names are Jeremy, Sierra and Mackenzie… and they are my charming loves.
“If you’re ready, heart is open, come find me.” - Sigma
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Thank you…
Thank you never seems to be enough for the people in my life that have helped me along this journey.
First and foremost, I want to thank my family who supports me in every since of the word for me to live this life I dreamed of.
Thank you to Shannan, whom without a doubt this book would not even be readable. (She’s pretty much amazing.)
Thank you to Shannon S. for always having my back and supporting me since we were kids. You truly are one of the great joys of my life…
Thank you to my team who works behind the scenes of helping me in ways that I can’t even begin to tell you. From telling me no, to telling me that I can do this, to just listening to me daily. Without you, I would be a complete mess.
Jennifer, Jamie, Amber, Lesli, Leigh, you are my rock! You guys hold my heart…
Thank you, Jamie R, for bringing Cato and Ryker to life and being Cato’s biggest fan… Along with all the help through the years of me bitching and saying no, then saying yes- Oh yes – yes that totally works! XO
Katelynn and Megan, thank you for being such big fans from the very beginning. You have no idea how much your support means to me.
Thank you to you- Thank you for reading these books, supporting a dreamer, and someone who will be forever grateful that you took a chance on reading a story about ‘just a girl...’ We are all more than just that- we are brave- we are strong- and we are all worthy of feeling truly loved!
Last but certainly not least… Over the years of writing these stories, I use music to describe my feelings when I can’t find the right words. Music has always been a part of my life. This is the play list to this book. Each song was handpicked for its lyrics and for the way it made me feel at certain parts in the book. As I have always said, if you like the song or the music, give them a like/share/listen. Thank you to these musicians who gave me solace when I needed it and described my feelings so poetically that it made the book come alive.
Whatever It Takes- Imagine Dragons
No Roots-Alice Merton
Secrets- Pink
Torn to Pieces- Pop Evil
The Fighter- In this Moment
I Stand Alone- Godsmack
Come Together- Gary Clark Jr.
Just Like Fire- Pink
Click Click Boom- Saliva
Sound of Madness- Shinedown
War is the Answer- Five Finger Death Punch
Dead in the Water- Pop Evil
Rescue My Heart- Liz Longley
Bad at Love- Halsey
Tangled Up in You- Staind
All we do- Oh Wonder
Sweet Dreams- Marilyn Manson
Sucker for Pain- Lil Wayne, Wiz Khalif, Imagine Dragons
Roots- In This Moment
In my Head- Peter Manos
Find me- Sigma/Birdy
Dusk till Dawn- Zayn/Sia
Gone Away- Five Finger Death Punch
The Mountain- Three Days Grace
Hunger- Florence and the Machine
Rescue Me- Thirty Seconds to Mars
Zombie- Bad Wolves
Already Gone- Sleeping at Last
I Found- Amber Run
My, My, My!- Troye Sivan
Under and Over It- Five Finger Death Punch
Bottom of the Deep Blue Sea- Missio
Never Enough- Loren Allred
Turning Page- Sleeping at Last
Letters from the Sky- Civil Twilight
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