~Zoe~
"Elara never accepts binary choices. It's why she's so good at her work—she sees patterns and connections others miss. If Marx is forcing her to choose between her father and any other thing, she's already looking for a way to save both."
Something shifted in Caleb's expression—a raw intensity that reminded me of the alpha wolf Lyra had described. "And if there is no third option?"
I chuckled softly, a fond memory bubbling up. "When we were in college, our ethics professor gave us a classic trolley problem—save five people by sacrificing one. Everyone picked a side, one track or the other. But Elara? She didn't just pick. She tore up the tracks and built a whole new scenario. She flat-out refused to play by the given rules."
"Academically intriguing, perhaps," a voice drawled fro
