Chapter 90

Elio

The air is thick with the smell of gunpowder and fear. The entrance hall flickers with the glow of a single overhead light, casting eerie shadows on the dimly lit walls. Wieners is breathing hard, gripping the gun tight, his finger shaking on the trigger, pointing it straight at me. The air is so tense, time feels like it’s crawling. My heart is going crazy in my chest; beads of sweat roll down my forehead as adrenaline courses through my veins.

I steal a quick glance at Cahya, his eyes darting erratically between me and the Weiner, his instincts on high alert. The entrance hall is a wreck, littered with the fallen bodies of my loyal guards. It makes me furious to see such a senseless loss.

I scent her before I see or hear her. Fuck, I told her to stay in our room. I didn’t want her near this shit. I hear her heart thundering and from the way Weiner keeps looking up; I know where she fucking is. “Take one more step, little wolf, and I will never forgive you,” I tell her, my voice