Chapter 76

Elara's POV

I never sought out trouble. But I was never the kind to fear it either.

"She's from the Cinderholme Valkar Family's first line," Zarek said slowly, his gaze unwavering. "And Elara, you and she share the same surname. Surely you don't think that's coincidence."

My breath caught. In The Cinderholme, there was only one Valkar name worth mentioning—our ancestral hall still stood in the cit