Lahat ng Kabanata ng FURY OF THE HEART: Kabanata 31 - Kabanata 40

Elara’s POV"Stay with Leo,." You Hear me? Join me!"My voice shaked and was rough. His blood permeated everything—on my hands, on my clothes, soaking between my fingers as I pressed against his cut.Leo coughed and red lips showed. You're yelling.I nearly let out a yell. Of course, I'm yelling. You're bleeding out, moron!His lashes flew.Not exactly Not exactly, not exactly, not exactly.I rocked him. LEo! Glance at me!He made a feeble smile under pressure. "Bossy...";Tears burned through my eyes. "Shut down." Just shut up and grab a grip.Nikolai's voice broke forth from the anarchy. "Elara, we have to get going!"I barely registered with him. The sound of shooting had stopped. Either dead or running away were Dmitri's troops. Still, none of it really counted.Not if Leo—I choked hard, not sure whether I should complete that idea.Nikolai bent next to me and started to curse at the damage. "Shits." Should we fail to get him out of here right now, he will not make it.I gripped m

Elara’s POVThe warehouse went anarchy.Leo grumbled as I drew him under cover. "Elara, you have to—”I stop him. "Close up and let me save your life."Rains of bullets fell upon her. His voice crackled on my earphones."Two minutes for backup." Retain your ground.I let out a quick exhale. Two minutes seemed to last eternity.Leo sneezed, his hold on my wrist getting tighter. You ought to go.I shot him a nasty look. Let you bleed out as well. Not happening.The men of Dmitri closed in.Leo battled to get to his feet. "Elara—'"I shot, eliminating three of them. "Stop Talking."Leo laughed barely. You are terrible.I graced myself. "Know."Then Dmitri's voice blounced."Enough of games, Elara." Surrender, and I might let him to live.I snipped. "I negotiate with traitors not here."Dmitri sighed. "then you are simply like your mother."The words come over as a slap.I stopped freezing.Leo's hand wound into a fist. Ignite not pay attention to him.Dmitri raised a smile. " Ah, but she

Elara’s POV"You're dealing with someone Valentina, not sure who they are."Like a warning, the words poured out of my lips. Second opportunities came too late, as did diplomacy. Valentina had taken everything from me; now, whatever of the cost, I would take it back.Leo's weight behind me was like a storm I knew would strike, consistent, relentless. His palm swept the small of my back, centering me in a manner I could not articulate. But the strain between Valentina and me thickened with every second that passed.You believe you have won? Valentina had hostile glints in her eyes. "You believe you could simply stroll in here and seize control of everything? Elara, you are a tiny child engaged in dress-up. You belong nowhere in this world.I kept my voice quiet and suppressed the want to yell back-off. "I am done following your guidelines. This stops tonight, you and my mother Dmitri, everyone who has been tugging the threads.Leo came up to me, his voice low but forceful. " Valentina,

Elara’s POV"Elara, you are not leaving here alive.”Dmitri's words sliced over the tight quiet like a dagger, and my breath choked in my throat. The door closed behind us, the shackles ruckling in the terrible silence that followed. Leo's hold tightened on my hand, his presence a firm, consoling force against the horror building in my chest."What, Dmitri, do you think you are doing?" I insisted, my voice trembling but firm. You believe this is your game to regulate? You believe you could simply murder me then leave?Dmitri turned to produce a horrible smile. "not kill you, Elara." Just help you to be neutral. There was never meant for you the Vetrova empire. Before it was ever yours, it was mine.His voice carried the hatred, the bitterness seething under the surface all these years. The insight struck harder than I had anticipated. Dmitri wanted me out of the way totally, not only seeking power. My blood came cold. The man I had relied on—one who had previously been my friend—now w

Elara’s POVYou should have avoided me.The words fly through the air like a sword, cutting off all possibility for hope or uncertainty. The stranger fixed ice, pointed eyes on me, yet there was something deeper in those eyes that I could not identify."Who are you?," I insisted, back off but not staring away from the stranger. My pulse was beating, the tumult of the moment distorting my thinking. "What do you desire?"The stranger did not respond straight away. They simply stood there, coldly gazing at me that made me shudder down my spine. But there was something else—a flutter of identification in their demeanor that stopped my heart. This is someone... I know these people. Simply said, I couldn't find from whence."You truly do not remember me, Elara?” The voice sounded low, quiet, as though they were testing the waters and waiting for my answer.Fighting to retain my cool, I shook my head. My brain was whirling. Though I knew nothing about this individual, there was something abo