Chapter 64

*Elora*

“Others will vow to kill you.”

The air in the room changed.

The quiet wasn’t quiet anymore. It was loaded. Alive. Every shadow seemed to pulse with hidden eyes. Every breath I took felt like it might be my last before everything changed again.

I stared at him, heart in my throat.

“Why?” I asked. “Why me?”

He shook his head, jaw clenched so tightly I could hear the grind of his teeth. “Beca