Elena
*****Silverfang Territory — Courtyard Moments Later*****
The silence after Lucian’s words was worse than the screaming had been.
Then the world should start praying.
The torches crackled softly, flames bending low as if even fire feared him. Warriors remained frozen on one knee, heads bowed, breathing shallow. No one dared move. No one dared speak.
Not even Chase.
Lucian turned his gaze back to me, slow and deliberate, like a blade sliding from its sheath. His eyes glowed faint silver now, not bright, not wild…..controlled. Ancient.
“You crossed your first true line tonight,” he said calmly. “And you didn’t break.”
I wiped my hands on the side of my coat, the blood smearing dark. “You came to lecture me?”
He smiled faintly. “No. I came to confirm something I already knew.”
