ELISE'S POV The warmth of Ferris’s body pressed against mine, his arm draped around my waist as I laid my head don his chest. I felt like everything I needed in the world. It had been so long since I felt this safe. Wiith Ferris, I could breathe. After everything that had happened, I wasn’t sure I’
FERRIS' POV I didn’t want to leave Elise. Her skin was warm against mine. Her breath was slow and steady, and the feeling of her fingers brushing through my hair was something I didn’t want to give up for anything in the world. But duty called. It always did, and no matter how much I wanted to sta
The fight raged on around us, but we were gaining ground. I could see the rogues starting to falter, their attacks growing more desperate. They hadn’t expected us to be ready for them. That was their mistake. “Push them back!” I shouted, my voice hoarse from the effort. “Don’t let them through!” T
FERRIS' POV The moment the words left the guard’s lips, everything inside me froze. For a moment, I thought I had heard wrong. No... It can't be. The west wing was under attack. My mind immediately flashed to Elise—alone, vulnerable, and possibly in danger. I couldn’t let anything happen to her
ELISE'S POV My voice was raw from shouting into the phone, desperate for an answer. "Ferris! Ferris, can you hear me?" I screamed, pacing in circles. Nothing but silence greeted me. The only thing I could hear was the faint sound of his groaning from the other end, weak and pained. In that momen
ELISE'S POV I leaned against the stone walls of the cell, sliding down till I got to the floor. I pulled my knees up to my chest as I sat on the hard floor, lost in the endless loop of my own thoughts. It was hard to breathe, hard to focus on anything other than the fear pulling at me. But it wasn
FERRIS' POV The flames consumed everything. I could hear the crackling of fire, the sound as it devoured the walls, the furniture, and the very air around me. The heat was unbearable, yet the sight before me was worse. Elise stood in the center of the burning room. Her body was outlined by the bla
FERRIS' POV The moment I walked into the council chamber, I could feel the eyes of every council member turn to me in surprise. Obviously, they weren't expecting me to walk in at any moment. "Enough!" I screamed. My heart was pounding, not from the pain of my still-healing wound, but from the