Elara’s POV
I should have said no.
The answer sat right there, obvious and safe, waiting on my tongue. Everything in me understood what he was really asking, even if he hadn’t explained it yet. This wasn’t just about going somewhere else. It was about crossing into something I didn’t understand, something I might not be able to walk away from once I stepped into it.
And yet, I didn’t say no.
Because standing there in front of him, feeling the weight of his gaze and the pull of something I still couldn’t fully explain, I knew one thing with absolute certainty. I was already too far in. Whatever this was, whatever he was hiding, it had already reached me.
My fingers curled slightly at my sides as I held his gaze. “Fine,” I said quietly, the word steadier than I felt. “Take me there.”
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