Chapter 141: Home in His Arms

Elira

The massive iron doors burst inward with a shattering crash that shook the entire stone chamber. For one timeless heartbeat, everything stopped—my lungs seized, my pulse vanished, and the world itself went completely silent.

And then, I saw him standing in the doorway.

Wane.

“Wane,” I breathed out, the sound barely more than a fragile whisper. Hot, stinging tears instantly pricked my eyes before I could stop the floodgates from opening.

He stormed ...