Chapter 254

Third Person's POV

The night was heavy, clouds swallowing the moonlight whole. Inside the riverside lodge, tension thickened like a storm waiting to break.

Elara stood off to the side, her wolf restless beneath her skin. She had said little, yet her presence alone gnawed at Sivya's carefully woven mask. Sivya's smile faltered every time her gaze landed on Elara. And tonight, that mask was about to