Elara’s POV
I froze behind the tall marble pillar, heart slamming against my ribs.
Alpha Darius stood in the grand entrance hall, tall and dark-haired, exactly as I remembered him. Liora was on his arm, smiling that perfect smile she always wore when she wanted everyone to believe she was the sweetest thing alive. They were talking to Lucian and Kylan, voices low and polite, but the air between the four of them felt like it could snap.
I pressed my back harder against the cold stone. This couldn’t be real. I had to be dreaming. Darius was supposed to be back in the Eclipse Pack, far away, thinking I was dead. Liora had made sure of that. Yet here they were, standing in Lucian’s palace like they belonged.
What was he doing here? And with her?
My stomach twisted. Had they heard I was st
