Chapter 98: Embrace of the Forbidden Flame

Elara’s POV

I pulled him down beside me, our remaining clothes falling away—his jeans, my leggings, discarded in a tangle of limbs.

My hands explored him, tracing his abdomen, the curve of his hip, the warmth of his skin. His body was a map of strength, each scar a story I wanted to know.

His lips trailed down my throat, lingering at my pulse.

“Elara,” he whispered, my name a prayer. His hand cupp