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EDGE OF THE ABYSS
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FURY OF THE HEARTย ย ย A DANGEROUS GAME
Elaraโs POVBefore panic shot through me, I hardly had time to consider the stranger standing in the doorway. I shivered up my spine from the icy, mechanical glitter in his eyes. He simply stood there with the rifle in hand, pointed straight at Leo and did not talk right away. The room's thick tension was suffocating; the world outside of that moment appeared to vanish, leaving just us three imprisoned in this lethal game.My heart was loud enough in my chest to make me believe it may silence everything else. Leo's eyes flicked toward mine, and for a split second there was a flutter of somethingโprobably concern. But it vanished as fast as it arrived. Although his body was stiff, his mouth was closed and his face showed no anxiety.He was not giving up. Not at the moment.Though I didn't know him, the man in the doorway felt like a shadow, dark and pressing. He had assured, under control posture. He exuded the appearance of a guy accustomed to leadership and situational control. And r
Last Updated : 2025-01-26FURY OF THE HEARTย ย ย BREAKING POINT
Elaraโs POVThe gun was still pointed at me; the cool barrel glinting in the low light as the woman's finger tightened just slightly on the trigger. The weight of the occasion seemed to be crushing down on me. Every breath was a fight; every idea blurred. Though there was no time, my brain was racing attempting to make sense of all that had happened before this point.Now, only now.Silent beside the woman, the man in charge of managing the gameโthe one believing he possessed all the cardsโstood with his icy eyes never leaving me. Leo also stood like a rock in front of me, his body tense and his eyes fixed on the rifle pointed at me. There was something more too, something like sorrow, like he had failed somehow, even as I could see the rage in his eyes and the attempt to shield me.I kept from letting him experience that. I refused to let him bear such weight.Leo's voice broke through the stillness, low and full of urgency. "I won't let them inflict harm upon you."I stared at him,
Last Updated : 2025-01-27FURY OF THE HEARTย ย ย THE RECKONING
Elaraโs POVThe muttered words' frigid echo still lingered in the air like a warning, freezing me right down. "It's just begun."The sensation that we were no longer in charge, that whatever had been set in motion, was far beyond our reach, persisted. Leo's hand was still tightly clutching mine, but even his gentle, reassuring touch lacked the comfort it previously provided. Blood was still roaring in my ears, the surge of the almost-miss still coursing through my veins."What the devil just happened?" Still confused, I whispered with a faint tremor.Leo didn't respond right away. His eyes were darting over the room, fast but deliberately, as though he expected another attack right now. Though I could see the strain in his shoulders and the tiredness in his eyes, I knew he was attempting to keep me safe. He was not as perfect as he presented himself. Like me, he was human; this battle we were entangled in was wearing us both down.Leo's voice low and anxious whispered, "We need to go.
Last Updated : 2025-01-28FURY OF THE HEARTย ย ย THE TIPPING POINT
Elaraโs POVFor a single second all I could do was stand there, paralyzed in shock as the man's grip tightened around my arm and his fingernails dug into my skin. The world around me seemed to slow down, and I couldn't take my eyes away from the man's icy face. His palm was firm, uncompromising, and there was no softness in itโonly the cold finality of someone who had decided and wasn't about to allow anything or anyone interfere.Leo was standing next to me, his eyes shining with a brightness not seen in years. As he locked eyes with the man who had dared to touch me, his jaw closed and his muscles tightened. I could feel the anger in his look."Let her go," Leo growled, his voice low yet lethal. His tone suggested no space for compromise. He wasn't seeking. He was exacting.The man had no hesitation. His icy look never changed as he tightened his hold on my arm, dragging me toward him like a puppet on a thread."You believe I should listen to you?" The man spoke softly, almost conte
Last Updated : 2025-01-29FURY OF THE HEARTย ย ย A STORM UNLEASHED
Elaraโs POVMy heart was hammering with the terrible sound of the gun's hammer being pushed back, my breath seized in my throat. The space had turned like a cage, the tension in the air as though everything around us was closing in. Though I could not see Leo's face, I knew he was standing between Dmitri's men; his body stiff with the same will to keep us alive thus far. Though even that was starting to fray, his presence anchored me in this tempest.Dmitri's voice broke through the quiet, cold and exact as always. "You actually believe you could stop Leo? It's time to cut off your thorn in my side after too long.His comments weighed something to me. They weren't merely hollow promises. Dmitri had never been one to back down; now, with every second that passed, the threat became increasingly real and immediate. At my sides, my fingers curled into fists, my body ready for whatever next occurred. But what could I do? Given our extreme outnumbered count and confinement, what could we do
Last Updated : 2025-01-30FURY OF THE HEARTย ย ย INTO THE ABYSS
Elaraโs POVLike a ticking bomb, Viktor's gun weighed against the air between us. Every muscle in my body clenched as my breath froze in my throat and my heart accelerated to help me make sense of the unfeasible circumstances playing out before me. Viktor had thrown everything into anarchy while standing across the room sporting that deliberate smile. His gun's cold steel pointed straight at me, and I could feel its icy chill encircling my chest."Don't move," Viktor urged, his voice fluid and as though he were savoring every moment of this. "One mistaken action will cause me to trigger something. You also know I won't hesitate.Though the panic tore at my insides and my breath came in short gasps, I couldn't let it rule me. Not today. Not when every action I took in the next few seconds determined everything.Leo's posture next to me was rigid; his mouth closed in wrath, but I could see the struggle raging in his eyes. He was also fighting for survival. He was standing in for me. For
Last Updated : 2025-01-31FURY OF THE HEARTย ย ย SHADOWS OF DECIET
Elaraโs POVThe gloom felt like suffocation. My breath was shallow and rapid, my heart racing as the world turned black. Every sound sounded magnified: the subtle shuffle of bodies moving in the dark, the distant echo of fast footsteps, my pulse's quick hammering in my ears. We seemed to have been sent to a world in which everything was in continual motion but nothing made sense and time did not exist.I reached out instinctively, my fingers stroking something solidโLeo's arm. The contact anchored me enough to remind me that we were not alone in this. But I could sense the tightness in his muscles, his body coiled like a spring almost poised to break. His presence warned as much as comforted.Leo?" I murmured, my voice quivering slightly in the strange quiet."I'm here," he said, his voice cool but tinged with the same discomfort I sensed. "Keep close." Try not to make any noise.I nodded, not sure whether he could see it in the darkness. I was clueless about what this new degree of r
Last Updated : 2025-01-31FURY OF THE HEARTย ย ย THE FINAL GAMBLE
Elaraโs POVFear's cold, metallic taste swept across my mouth as the masked man's words resonated around the room, smothering all hope. then you both die.The weight of the phrase hung thick and suffocatingly against my chest. A consistent cadence of fear, my pulse hammered in my ears. But within the anarchy of the circumstances, I could hear Leo's breath next to meโdeep, consistent, like he was the only solid object remaining in this craziness.Trying to calm the growing panic in my chest, I tightly grasped his palm but it was insufficient. My eyes strayed to the man wearing the mask, seeking to decipher his intentions, but his posture revealed nothing that suggested his next action. He was cool, under control, and at that one instant he possessed all the power."Leo," I said, hardly able to control the words. "What do we do right now?"His palm tightened around mine, his words a deep growl felt through my very bones. "We battle." Our fight has always been constant.I could see the f
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FURY OF THE HEARTย ย ย A DEAL WITH THE DEVIL
Elaraโs POVLucas slid next to me, his hand curling into a fist. "Don't try negotiating with him, Elara." I wrote him off as neglected. "What are your preferences?" Looking at me, the shooter assessed. " you." But I would be content with an exchange. Lucas started to tighten. " Oversaw my dead body." The guy shrugged and said, "That is something one can arrange." Down my back slipped a shudder. This was really bad. really horrible. Lucas suffered, and I had no clue how we may come out of this. "Let's make this simple," the guy remarked, seeming almost relaxed. "I let your little Alpha guy live; you come with me, nice and easy." I stumbled. "no." "Yes," Lucas answered at the same moment. Widening my eyes, I turned to him. "Are you insane?!"?" Lucas grabbed my wrist, his grip firm despite his injuries. "Elara, I am not letting you go with him." Nor am I letting you die! I turned aside. Lucas's jaw clenched, frustration blazing in grey eyes. "I would sooner die
FURY OF THE HEARTย ย ย TANGLED FATES
Elara's POVHe approaches quite closer; his presence is overpowering and for a time I am not sure where I am. Say it, he says, his voice a raspy scream. Say you also think it excessive. "Iโmy words twisted in the tempest of my feelings," I begin. "I'm not going to give in to you." His smile spreads dark and lethal. "You already possess, Elara." The air buzzes with electricity between us. More than I would care to say, this magnetic pull terrills me as it is unlike anything I have ever known. I have tried to forget his touch, but as his hand brushes across mine once more I cannot ignore it. Though it's a lie, my voice trembles and I say, "I hate you." I have no negative feelings towards him. Not sure even what to classify it under. It's far worse; it makes me feel both broken all at once and alive too. "You don't," he whispers softly, walking towards till not even an inch divides us. His breath is warm on my skin; I cannot stop the tremble down my spine. But you will.
FURY OF THE HEARTย ย ย SHADOWS OF THE PAST
Elaraโs POVGideon's eyes soften briefly before his jaw closes with intense frustration. "I'm not here to boss you, Elara. Said another way, you should be careful. To genuinely be oneself once more. But suppose I no longer know my own self? Whispers, with my voice hardly heard. I fought them back, but I could feel tears beckoning to drop. "What if I am not the person I used to be?" Everything moves fast as the door smashes open with great power. The atmosphere of the room changes; black and terrible energy fills all around us. Deep down, I know this is the peril I have been sensingโsomething worse than I have ever experiencedโbut I cannot plainly see a shadow spanning the entrance. Gideon's hand immediately reaches my side; his body is orienting to cover me. Lucas remains still, his gaze fixed on the man almost within the threshold. Lucas answers, his voice low and hateful. "You'm too late." "She's mine." The man moves completely inside the room, the dim light highligh
FURY OF THE HEARTย ย ย THE FINAL CHOICE
Elaraโs POVThe quiet bursts with a fantastic smash from the far side of the room. Ground vibrations cause the walls to vibrate. Then I get an alien presence darker beyond anything I have ever known. "What the hell was that??" I gasp, heart pounding faster. Gideon's voice tight with haste adds, "It's not just us." This area also has another quality. Really dangerous. Once more the lights flutter, creating lengthy shadows on the walls before I can react. The corridor echoes slow, cautious steps. And they are approaching really closely. The face of Lucas gets hard. "You consider this to be safe, Elara? You have just entered a battlefield. I stare at Gideon, but I am unable to speak. I am not compelled. The space seems too little, too oppressive. I had to get outside. But anywhere? All of a sudden, activity flashes across. A person standing in the gateway. Though it's too dark and too quick for me to see, it's there. And it is approaching as well. Gideon stands in fr
FURY OF THE HEARTย ย ย THE TIES THAT BINDS
Elaraโs POVI shake my head trying to keep a cool head. Not yours is what I mean. Here I am a special person. I choose my own road. " Do you? " He approaches, his eyes never straying from mine. Why would you then be running back to me? You see it, do you not? Our relationship is quite strong. Frustration bubbling up, I hold my hands at my sides. "I won't be any pawn in your game going forward." Gideon's body presses into mine while he grabs me tighter. Still, I can sense the fire; his raw strength flowing from his arms is still something indistinct. Something I'm unsure of. Gideon adds silently, his voice a loud growl: "You don't have to be a pawn, Elara." One never needs to be. Lucas's words and presence are like a lifeline I'm clinging on, even as his influence pulls me away. I truly feel it, though. the draw, they want to see Lucas. To surrender to the anarchy he advocates. Something dangerous and careless has always drawn me to him. And still awake and living
FURY OF THE HEARTย ย ย TIES THAT BINDS
Elaraโs POVBella, my voice higher than I would have wanted, I say, "I don't care about destiny," but it's not enough to cover the underlying dread. "I want to survive." The silence that follows is dense, loaded with unsaid messages, and I findโI'm not sure what I want either anymore. I know I cannot let her distance us. Heart tired, I look to Gideon. "What would follow from her being right? Suppose I'm not strong enough for this? He looks at me, his face softening just a bit, and at that moment I can practically see the child I used to know behind the hardness of the man he has grown to be. His palm poised for mine he says, "You're stronger than you think, Elara." Though it offers a moment of comfort, his soft touch has little effect on quieting the rage seething inside me. I want to truly believe him. I have a natural belief in him. Still, Bella's words remain with me and make breathing harder. She is accurate in one sphere alone. I cannot sprint straight ahead from h
FURY OF THE HEARTย ย ย BOUND BY SECRETS
Elaraโs POVThe blackness is strangling and compressing on my chest as the cold air whirls about us. The males in front of meโGideon, Finn, and Hunterโhave scarcely noticeable shapes. But I feel their weight on my spirit sucking me in and anchoring me. Finn replies, "I told you not to trust her," with a sharp, furious edge. "Now take stock of her achievements.โ I feel the hurt of betrayal; his words cut right through me. I start to explain myself, when Gideon's grip on my arm cuts me off. "I didn't," I say. Although his touch is nice, it has little effect on warming my blood. Enough, Gideon declares with the hardness of stone. We have no time for this. Right now, our choices are few. My heart hammering in my chest, I look at him. What do you mean? What is happening? Apart from this? Gideon doesn't flinch even if the tension between us is strong enough to cut with a knife. Elara, it surpasses all of us. Bella influences more than we could have possibly dreamed. She is
FURY OF THE HEARTย ย ย SHATTERED TRUST
Elaraโs POVTension permeating the air around us causes the world outside to vanish. Though it is not important, I can feel the cold wind on my skin. Gideon's eyes on meโburning with urgency, desperation, and something I cannot quite nameโmatter most.His voice breaks as he holds my shoulders, gently shakes me, draws me in. "Don't leave me." "I require you, Elara. You misunderstand; this is not yet ended.I try to dispel the cloud from my head by shaking it. "I'm not sure Gideon what you now want from me. I cannot continue doing this. I cannot keep being dragged into this whirlpool of falsehoods.His grasp gets tighter; the world slows down momentarily. You believe I desired this? You believe I intended to tell you lies? His voice breaks and is gruff. Though I never planned to injure you, I will do anything necessary to keep you safe. You see? Love you.I froze. Those sentences. Though I have heard them before, there is no doubt this time. Not hesitated. Just pure, unvarnished truth.
FURY OF THE HEARTย ย ย CHOICES YOU NEVER WANTED
Elaraโs POVBella didnโt even look at him. Her cold gaze was locked firmly on me. "Iโm giving you one last chance, Elara," she said, her voice like ice. "You can join me, and weโll walk away from this unscathed. Or you can keep fighting, and everyone you care about will fall."Her words echoed in the room, their meaning sinking into me like poison. A choice. A choice between trusting the people I loved or following Bella into a world that could swallow me whole."Iโll never join you," I said, the words coming out sharper than Iโd intended, but the weight of the decision was already pressing down on me.Bellaโs lips curled into a smile, but it was empty. "Then weโll see how long your loyalty lasts, Elara. Youโll break. They all do."Before I could respond, one of the cloaked figures stepped forward. They moved with such precision, so quickly, I barely had time to react.Hunter shifted, his eyes widening, but it was too late. The figure raised a hand, and the room was plunged into darkn
