Ronan’s POV

Elias hadn’t answered a single thing I asked the night before, but his silence said more than words.

He was losing control, and he was terrified.

That part stunned me more than anything. Eli Arden didn’t get scared. I’d watched him face instructors, Alphas twice his size, combat finals that shredded half a squad… but that flicker in his eyes last night?

That wasn’t fear of me.It was fear of himself, and fear of being seen.

Which meant my suspicions weren’t just ...