Elias's POV
I looked into the eyes of the man opposite me, and my jaw clenched. To give up Nova would mean that all my ten years spent on genetics would be lost, and the source of my absolute power would vanish before my eyes. But her blood was necessary to create my serum, and she must be kept alone under my watch in my laboratory.
To give Nova into the hands of Lucian made me sick, yet I did not see any other way, because Jax was still alive, and the presence of a bandit army was required to penetrate rogue territories. Especially his.
"Very well," I replied and tried to calm my face down. "You have a deal. You will get her, and in return, I will take the territory of my wolf pack and Jax's."
Lucian smirked in amusement and raised his glass of water in honor of our agreement. I got
