Kael POV
I carried Elara out of that place without looking back.
Her body was light in my arms, too light, and it filled me with a kind of rage I had never known. My wolf paced under my skin, restless, violent, already marking names for punishment.
Darius men would not escape.
None of them.
But vengeance could wait.
Right now, all that mattered was her.
I took her straight to my assigned house in Dimlight, ignoring everyone who stared as I passed. Guards followed silently, spreading out to secure the area. No one was allowed close. No one.
I laid her gently on the bed.
Only then did I let myself look properly.
Bruises marked her skin. Her clothes were torn and stained with blood. Her wrist was swollen, already beginning to darken. My chest tightened painfully.
I moved slowly, ca
