Chapter 370

Elara's POV

The sound of the slap echoed through the room—sharp, ringing, final. My palm stung, but I didn't regret it.

"So that's what you've become, Zarek?" I asked, my voice cold, trembling only from fury. "Are you planning to be like your father? And make that child live the same life you did?"

The words struck him like a blade. His body went rigid, eyes widening, all color draining from his f