#Chapter 176: Pulse

Elara

The world erupted into chaos around me, a deafening roar of fury and movement as the protesters surged forward. Hundreds of voices shouted, feet pounded the pavement, and bodies pressed together in a wild rush toward Tessa’s father.

I caught a fleeting glimpse of him, his face twisted with rage and fear as the crowd swallowed him whole. Hands reached out, pulling him down into the sea of peo