Chapter 153

Elara's POV

Was this some kind of calculated seduction?

That thought flickered across my mind, bitter and sharp. Zarek with his calm, unyielding presence, with those eyes—those hawk-cut eyes that usually held only ice and restraint—now warmed with hunger. It was a dangerous thing, the way he looked at me. Dangerous because I wasn't sure I could promise myself I wouldn't feel something in return.

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