Chapter 14: Fractured Loyalties
Elara stood frozen in the dark hallway of the old Voss estate.
The cold metal against her neck did not move.
Jordan’s scream still rang in her ears.
“Do not move,” a low voice said behind her.
The lights came back on slowly. Elias Voss stood a few steps away, calm as ever.
Jordan was gone. Two large men held him by the arms and dragged him down a side corridor.
The boy kicked and cried for her.
“Mommy! Mommy!”
Elara tried to run after him. The knife pressed harder against her skin.
A thin line of blood ran down her neck.
“I said do not move,” the man behind her repeated.
Elias walked closer. His silver hair shone under the lights.
He looked at the blood on her neck and smiled a little.
“You came alone, just as I asked. Good. But you still
