Elira's POV The enforcer didn't move,neither did I. We stood in the dark forest with nothing but cold air and approximately four meters of frozen ground. His eyes were steady. "Come with me," he said. "No!" I said. Something shifted almost imperceptibly in his expression. More like mild recalibration. Like my refusal was a variable he accounted for but found mildly inconvenient. He took one step forward. I took one step back. My hand found the vial in my pocket. Mira's scent blocker which was useless now. He already found me. He already knew exactly who I was and where I stood and the only reason he simply grabbed me yet was because council enforcers were trained to bring their targets in without damage when possible. I was pregnant with a dual bloodline heir. Damage was not an

