~ Elvira~
Every sob from Lisa felt like a blow to my chest, worse than any strike Garak had landed in the fighting pit.
I looked at Gabriel’s blank face and realized something...the past i was running from was coming for me, and the man I was fated to love was making my journey to becoming the warrior I wanted to be difficult.
If my stepfather was bold enough to leave a note on a body, he was already close. He was close, and I was still powerless.
Gabriel’s eyes suddenly shifted from me to the window behind his desk.
His nostrils flared as I think he caught a scent in the wind.
His hand dropped to his side and the scary growl that came from his chest made the walls in the room seem to vibrate.
"He isn't coming, Elvira," Gabriel said, "He may already be at my border."
Before I cou
