~Lines We Don’t Cross~

EIRA

I didn’t tell Elrich everything that was said in the sitting room.

Not because I wanted to protect Daphne. And not because I doubted myself. I kept quiet because I needed time to sort what I felt from what I could prove. Words without proof only made noise, and noise had a way of turning inward, especially inside a pack already carrying old scars.

Still, the moment I stepped back into our chambers, Elrich knew something was off.

“You stayed longer than you ...