ELISE'S POV Years ago, I found myself seated at the long dining table with my parents around me. The air as filled with sounds of my parent's laughter and the smell of food. Their presence warmed me up inside. I must be dreaming. This was years ago. I haven’t felt this warmth in what feels like a
ELISE'S POV The darkness was suffocating. I couldn't see anything but it. My breath hitched in my throat, and my heart raced as the flashbacks flooded in my head. I was that little girl again, helpless and afraid while being kidnapped by those rogues. The feeling of being trapped, of being powerl
I knew I had to keep moving. I bit my lip, gritting my teeth against the pain as I forced my legs to move. Each step was more painful than the last. The pain in my ankle was unbearable. Every step I took sent waves of pain up my leg but I couldn’t stop. Not now. Not with the sound of footsteps echoi
My heart nearly exploded in my chest when I saw Ferris. I had so many emotions inside me - relief, disbelief, happiness. He had come for me—again. Just like he always did. “Ferris!” I gasped. It was him. It really was him. Even though the drug worked through my system and my vision was blurry, I
“Ferris, wait!” I said. He paused and looked down at me. His eyes softened a bit when he saw me “Elise… Are you alright?” Before I could answer, I saw movement out of the corner of my eye—the first kidnapper, the one Ferris had taken down earlier. He was getting up. His face was filled with ang
I could feel every muscle in my body screaming as I dragged Ferris down the forest. Each second felt like the breath in my lungs was being taken away. I had to get him somewhere safe. It wouldn't be long before more men came looking for me. Ferris was knocked out cold and he wasn't awake to protect
I repeated the process, placing a small amount of the mixture into his mouth, hoping he’d swallow even a little. For what felt like hours, I sat by his side, watching, waiting, hoping. I looked at him with a fast beating heart. My eyelids started closing but I couldn't let anything happen to Ferri
FERRIS' POV I was able to send a mindlink to Rafael to come get us. He came with a couple of my guards to drive us back to the pack. The drive back to the palace felt like an eternity. Elise sat beside me in silence with her hands trembling in her lap. I wanted to reach out, to hold her, to tell