Chapter 185

Zarek's POV

I never thought one look from a woman could undo me, but when Elara leaned over me that night, her wolf-bright eyes locked on mine, I was stripped of every defense.

Her gaze clung to me as if she couldn't pull away, and I prayed she wouldn't. My lashes trembled with the force of holding myself back, but then I let them lift, revealing the truth I usually buried deep.

"Elara," my voice