Chapter 40: Silver Poison and Secrets
(Elara's POV)
"Little omega, do you think I wouldn't dare?"
Lucian's words rumbled through me like thunder, his feverish eyes blazing with Alpha red. His grip on my neck was firm yet not painful, the touch of an Alpha asserting dominance rather than causing harm. The spilled water spread across the hardwood floor, forgotten.
Before I could form a response, he pulled me closer with surprising strength for someone so ill. His lips crashed against mine in a burning, desperate kiss that stole my breath away. My wolf froze in immediate submission to his Alpha presence, even as my human side struggled against the sudden assault.
The taste of silver poisoning was bitter on his lips - metallic and dangerous. His fever-hot skin seared against mine whe
