Chapter 388

Elara's POV

Blood still thrummed behind my ribs when Gideon Caldwell lifted his hand.

A single gesture and the shadows inside the Caldwell estate shifted. A dozen enforcers stepped out from the dim stone hallways, broad-shouldered, combat-trained, every scent drenched in Argentmaw steel and obedience.

And all of them surrounded me.

My wolf rose instantly, bristling beneath my skin.

I didn't step b