Chapter 323

Elara’s POV

Zorath let out a cold snort beside me, his tone sharp enough to cut through the thick tension in the room. “What, Zarek? You can’t say what you want to say openly?”

I caught the way his eyes flicked between us, the subtle edge of a wolf waiting to pounce, but Zarek ignored him entirely, amber eyes fixed on me. “Is that acceptable?”

I pressed my lips together, inhaling sharply through m