Feyre emerges from darkness into the throne room, uninjured and sensing new strength. Realizing she is now High Fae, she turns to see Amarantha’s corpse and Tamlin’s face freed of his mask. Amid the crowd’s relief and praise, Feyre and Tamlin share a quiet, stunned reunion.

In the chaotic aftermath, hostile faeries vanish while allies gather for urgent meetings. Overwhelmed by heightened senses and crushing guilt over the two fae she killed, Feyre withdraws. In private, Tamlin heals her wounds and notices her bargain tattoo; they postpone discussion, seeking solace in intimacy rather than words.

Later, a tug on Feyre’s bond draws her to a sunlit balcony where Rhysand waits. They exchange farewells and acknowledge their standing bargain. Rhysand admits he fought so she would not stand or die alone. When he asks how immortality feels, Feyre confesses her heart remains human and burdened by guilt; he tells her to be glad for it. Then, shocked by something he perceives in her, Rhysand abruptly vanishes.

The allied High Fae destroy and seal Amarantha’s court, and Tamlin collapses the final entrance. Amarantha’s body is taken to be burned; Jurian’s eye and bone are missing. Feyre and Tamlin emerge into spring sunlight, return to the rose-covered manor, and see Alis playing with her boys. When Lucien calls them to dinner, Feyre chooses the present over her grief and goes home with Tamlin.