Chapter 108:

Chains of Defiance

Elira

My heart pounds like a trapped animal’s as I twist and strain, trying desperately to pull away from the Shadow Alpha. His grasp around my wrist is like cold, unforgiving steel, utterly impossible to break.

His icy eyes, sharp and completely unreadable, lock down on mine, holding my gaze captive. The sheer force of his presence overwhelms the suffocating stench of smoke and blood now lingering in the air.

“What the hell are you doing?” he asks, his ...