Chapter 266

Third Person's POV

Through her tear-blurred vision, Stella saw the calm, predatory eyes of Valerius. Every fiber of her being screamed that he meant to kill her. The air between them seemed to thrum with the low growl of a wolf ready to strike. Stella had never felt such raw fear, the kind that crawled under your skin and froze your blood.

But soon, even fear became distant, a fading echo. The suf