Chapter 44
Elowen's POV
The mansion was drowning in chaos, and somehow I was at the center of it all. What should have been a simple vindication, a clearing of my name, had turned into something bloody and terrifying. I'd always known Kade was ruthless, that he ruled with an iron fist and didn't tolerate disrespect or betrayal. But hearing the screams echoing through the halls, seeing the fear in everyone's eyes as his orders were carried out with brutal efficiency—I'd never been more terrified in my entire life.
My mother's warnings rang in my ears like church bells. Stay away from him, Elowen. He's dangerous. He'll destroy you. Louise had said the same thing, begged me to quit, to run before it was too late. And they were right. My life was hanging by a thread. Today I'd almost died,
