The tension in the air was suffocating. Magnus’s offer had left me reeling, caught between two worlds that had no room for compromise. On one hand, Elias had given me everything—his protection, his trust, and something more that I couldn’t quite name yet. But on the other, Magnus’s words still echoed in my mind, a promise of peace if I returned to him.
I could see Elias watching me, his eyes sharp with an emotion I couldn't decipher. The weight of the decision was heavy on my chest, and I could feel the uncertainty gnawing at me.
"Are you alright?" Elias’s voice was soft, but there was an edge to it, a quiet desperation that he wasn’t willing to let show fully.
I turned to face him, swallowing hard. "I don’t know," I admitted, my voice barely above a whisper. "I don’t know what to do an
