Chapter 73: Seething.
Liam’s POV
I held her closer.
Her body shook violently in my arms, all strength gone. And goddess help me… I wanted blood. Not just any blood. Her blood.
Aria.
That smug, twisted excuse for a Luna who thought tormenting Elara was sport. Who smiled while breaking her. Who thought she could threaten my Elara and walk away with her tongue still in her mouth.
I clenched my jaw, burying the rage behind a tight smile I’d perfected over years of diplomacy and deceit.
But this wasn’t diplomacy.
This was war.
My fingers curled around Elara’s back, gently, trying not to hurt her... but goddess, I could feel the tremors in her. The fear. The cold. It crawled under my skin, and I hated it. Hated how helpless she looked. Hated how broken she sounded. Hated that I still d
