Chapter 404

Elara's POV

I froze.

Zarek was standing right in front of me-nothing like the cold, untouchable Alpha who'd dominated the gala earlier tonight. The man before me now was raw, conflicted, and burning with an anger he was trying-and failing-to cage.

His fox-shaped eyes, usually unreadable, were blazing at me with something fierce, wounded, and barely controlled.

"Say it," he demanded, his voice risi