Chapter 194

ELARA

My gods.

Not a smirk. Not a close-lipped smile either, but a full-blown grin showing pearly white teeth and laugh lines that rendered my knees weak.

I gaped like an idiot, all anger leaving my bones at his disarming charm.

“I didn’t know you could smile like that.” I whispered, and his apparent joy dimmed until his smile faded.

“I didn’t know I could either.” He murmured, proceeding to open