Chapter 80

Elara's POV

I froze in place, breath catching in my throat.

It must have been the shock. Nothing else could explain it.

Because I never expected Zarek Vane's back—Alpha of the Steelbound Alliance, heir of the feared Vane bloodline—to be carved over with scars.

Not the kind of marks a warrior earns in battle with rogues. These weren't badges of honor. They were cruel, deliberate. They reeked of pun