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Elara's POV"You never did know what you wanted, did you?" His comments are caustic and pierce right through the barrier I have tried to create. "But you are correct about one thing: I have no say about your future. Not right now. Still, I do get to keep you alive."I stop at his words as their weight settles in. What the devil does he imply by that? Though a thousand ideas flood my head, the door crashes open behind us before I can say anything. Dmitri. Surely, it's Dmitri.His eyes fix on me, rage and something deeper blazing across his features. Leo doesn't flinch as he spits, "I should have known you'd be here, with him." He steps forward. "Elara, you should have warned me. But you never paid attention.Leo moves between us, his body a tense wall with every muscle coiled tightly. "You ought to have avoided this, Dmitri. But yet you never understood when to stop."Dmitri gestures to his side as though he were reaching for something, but Leo moves faster. Leo's got Dmitri by the thr
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Dernière mise à jour : 2025-03-09FURY OF THE HEART A SHOT IN THE DARK
Elara’s POV "I cannot let you depart." Leo speaks with a forceful voice, yet the desperation behind it hurts my heart. Not now. Not when everything is coming apart.His comments feel like a freight train, and I momentarily find it difficult to breathe. I can't tell whether the weight of what's between us is making everything feel impossible or whether the tension in the room is the danger pressing in."Leo, we have no options," I say, my voice low but steady. We cannot continue to run. We cannot remain in secret. As I push my hair out of my face, trying to collect my ideas, my hands shake. Still out there waiting is the man carrying the rifle.Leo adds, approaching closely and his eyes never leaving mine, "I won't let them hurt you." His hands curl into fists at his sides; his jaw closes. As he struggles to regulate himself, I can see the muscles in his arms flex. The feelings rolling off him are nearly suffocating. "I will try everything to keep you safe. All the means necessary.I
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Dernière mise à jour : 2025-03-10FURY OF THE HEART TUCKED SECRETS
Elara's POV I hiss, yanking my arm away from the stranger's hold, "You think you can keep me safe, but you have no idea what you're getting into." My ideas are disorganised, my pulse erratic. But something about the way his fingers close around my wrist makes it quite evident that I have to follow him.Though the night is dark, I can hear behind us the noises of anarchy: distant sirens, yells, the boom of objects shattering. Leo's words ring true in my head; his last apologies like a knife turning in my chest."I'm not your saviour, Elara," the stranger adds in a quiet but forceful voice. "I'm your only chance to leave here alive."That is not something I can contest. Neither of us want to either. Not yet. Not while everything is coming apart.I follow him down the alley. I glance over at him. Tall and broad-shouldered, he moves with swift, forceful accuracy. His dark hair is sloppily brushed back, and his eyes are too keen. Though I know enough to rely on my gut feeling, I know him
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Elara's POV At last he speaks, his voice down this time. Orlov will not stop visiting you. He will discount you if he believes you to be a loose end. And he will own you if he considers you as a benefit."I try hard to swallow. And then what about you, Viktor? What do you suppose I am?"His speech stumbles for just a moment. Enough is said here.There is something heavy hanging between us. Neither of us is ready to name.The moment was broken before he could respond by a knock at the door.Viktor is attentive right away, drawing his rifle from his holster and heading towards the door. My breath pauses."Expecting company!" I whisper.He was silent.Three harsh raps here once more.Viktor signs for me to stay back before unlocking the door and flinging it open.A man stumbles inside, blood leaking through his clothes.Leo?My breath freezes. "No: that's not possible."Viktor picks him quickly before he falls. "What the devil—"Leo raises his head and locks dark eyes onto me. Pain flic
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Elara's POV “You are not dying for me.” Hiss the words between gritted teeth, yet in the strange silence of the corridor they could as well be a scream. Leo's body shields me like an immobile wall in front of me. His shirt is blood—his or someone else's—but his grip on the gun is solid. Not changed. He does not turn. That is not your choice to make My heart leaps against my ribs. His voice is crisp, edged with something unvarnished. Something deadly. The corridor echoes a slow, delighted laugh. Mikhail Orlov is just steps away, a weapon laid sloppily in his hand. Though he does not raise his rifle, his silver eyes gleam with laughter. He does not need to. His guys have surrounded us already. Viktor is by my side, his eyes darting to every conceivable escape and his shoulders heaving. Not one of them exists. Orlov moves onwards. "Did you really think you could run from me?" Leo stiffens his body. You have two seconds to disappear from my view before I lay a
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