Chapter 77: Or None Of Us Return At All

Vander's POV

"Elara?" I called softly, hope and dread mingling in my chest. "Can you hear me?"

Her eyes snapped open suddenly, forest green irises wild with panic as she bolted upright.

"Lyra!" she gasped, her voice raw and broken. "You have to save her!"

I gently pressed her shoulders back against the pillows as she tried to swing her legs over the side of the bed. "Easy, Elara. You're safe now.