Chapter 341

Elara's POV

For a moment, his tears burned through my skin.

They were hot, searing—like fire against my palm. Every instinct in me screamed to pull my hand away, to protect myself from that heat, to end this moment before it broke me apart again.

Reason told me I should have stepped back. Said no. Ended it cleanly.

But the words that left my mouth were soft, trembling things.

"Zarek… I don'