~Elowen~
He came. When I saw him, I thought I was dreaming until he hugged me. His words, “I came back for you,” resounded as I watched him speak to Karius. When he approached me, I felt my body respond to his voice.
My body shivered as he neared, and it took all my power not to run into his arms. “Elowen, can we talk? Just you and me, please.”
My breath caught, mixed feelings crashing through me—whether anger, shock, or longing, I felt everything. He’d left me, chosen Illyana and his throne, but here he was, looking like he’d run through hell to find me.
Before I could speak, Maverick stepped in, blocking Voridian from me. “Back off, prince. She doesn’t need you here.”
I grabbed Maverick’s arm, and he turned to face me with one brow raised. “It’s okay. I can handle this.”
He glared
