Chapter 81 – The Collision of Fates
The air inside Zayne’s penthouse was heavy with silence. After the confrontation with his father, after the declaration of love, and the storm that had carried them through it all, Zayne stood alone at the window, watching the city breathe beneath him. Lights flickered like distant stars. The world outside was alive. But inside him… something was shifting.
Behind him, Elara stepped into the room, her bare feet barely making a sound against the marble floor. She held one of his dress shirts around her slender frame, the collar too big for her neck, the sleeves swallowing her hands. And still, she looked like she belonged.
Zayne turned when he felt her eyes on him. “You should be resting.”
She walked closer. “I couldn’t. My heart’s still racing.”
“Bec
