Chapter 283

Third Person's POV

Elara's heart hammered in her chest, each beat echoing like the pounding of war drums deep in her ribs. She stared at the man before her and realized perhaps this was what people meant when they spoke of a wolf's sudden, helpless surrender to fate.

Every time her gaze met his, she felt her composure slip. That inexplicable pull, the flutter of her heart, the warmth that grew unt