Elise’s POV
The air inside the cabin felt heavy. Charged. As if the night itself was warning me that something was about to happen.
I hadn’t been able to sleep.
Ever since we returned from the meeting, my mind had refused to rest. Over and over again, Lucian’s words echoed in my head, like an irritating whisper I couldn’t silence.
You’re still mine.
I clenched my teeth. No, I wasn’t. Not after everything he did, after everything he allowed. But my traitorous body had reacted to his touch. To his presence.
Freidis growled inside me.
"It’s just the bond."
"I know."
"Then stop thinking about it."
"I’m trying."
But the bond wasn’t something I could ignore easily. Not when I had felt it burn beneath my skin, pulling at me with force, trying to remind me of what we used to be.
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