All Chapters of FURY OF THE HEART: Chapter 51 - Chapter 60

Elara’s POV"Do not do this."Leo has a weak voice, but his hold on my wrist is firm—too strong for a man bleeding on the floor. His dark eyes blaze into mine, loaded with suffering and much worse.Transgression.My heart coils. I give a shake of my head. "I am without options.""Bullshit," he says, tightening his grip. Blood stains my fingertips as it pours through his shirt. "You always have options.."I turn away, trying to remain frigid. Should I trip or hesitate, Orlov will see the gaps. And fissures cause death for some."Let go, Leo." While my hands shake, my voice is steady.He lets out a sharp exhale, shuddering as agony floods him. Walking out that door will sign your death sentence.No, I say, prying him away with my fingertips. You are being saved by me.His eyes open just for a moment.Orlov laughs back from behind me. Touching. His voice is poisonous and like poison, smooth. But I am becoming impatient.I keep my face blank and turn to meet him. "I handed you what you wa

Elara’s POVOrlov lowers his head. "Fun." Was it not you the one who deceived her?In silence.Lucas's jaw contracts. "That was a fault."I freeze. a fault?Orlov laughs. Oh, I notice. You still believe you can make this right? He turns to me. “Do you still believe him, Elara?”I ignore it.Not able to.Since the reality is—I have no idea what to believe anymore.Lucas runs his hand over mine. A slink of touch. a wordless plea.I dislike him.I wish he could be here.And I detest my want for him.“Whatever you’re thinking,” he murmurs, “don’t.”I glance at him. “You don’t get to tell me what to do.”His lips twitch. “I know. For this reason—that is why I—that is—"Orlov moves.Lucas pushes me aside, his body connecting with Orlov in a flash of violence.They fall to the earth.I search for my knife, but before I can react—A hand grips my throat.I gasp, wriggling at the iron hold.Rising from the ground, Orlov's second-in-command—a giant beast of a man—lifted.I push, fight. "Let go—

Elara’s POVThe kiss is agonising. In raw form. disastrous.It is a warning not love.farewell.Before he withdraws, I hardly have time to respond.His hand pushes across my chest, and I stop quickly.Panic shoots through me. Gideon—!).He backs off, though, his face insensitive."Forgive me," he says in a whisper.Then he turns and punches Lucas's chest.Lucas stumbles.My scream slices across the space.Orlov laughs. Ah, what a lovely tragedy this is.He is not audible to me.Lucas is the only person I see.still.unchanging.NO. It is not real, no.I fight the unseen weight dragging me down. Lucas!"Not a reply.Tears block my eyes.Gideon closes his hands, his face too blank.And I know at that point.He's not in control.Orlov comes forward. Will we be able to finish this?I am not able to breathe.Lucas isn't walking.Gideon is missing.And I—I am powerless.Orlov raises his hand—magic crackling at his fingertips—suspenseful twist at the end.I fight harder; my body cries to get

Elara’s POVFinn laughs bitterly, but his eyes seem deeper. "Elara, I have no need of assistance. You do."What would that imply?"Finn's eyes dart to Lucas, and I catch a trace of something—satisfaction? "She doesn't know the truth yet. However, she will."My stomach feels like it is knotting. The air has a stifling tightness. Every word, every gaze seemed to be tearing apart what I knew.I see Lucas, uncertainty and terror rising in my chest. "Lucas, what's happening?"His jaw tightened as he didn't respond right away. Elara, you are not ready for this.I am done, though, being kept in the dark. Tell me, dear!Sharp and weighty, the words hang in the air, and for a minute I see something else in Lucas's gaze. A faltering.His hand finds me, his touch light. "I wanted you to find out not to be like this."I back off, then feel chilly. "What do you mean—find out like this? Lucas, what are you running from?He looks at me, the suffering obvious in his eyes. "It is not what you believe.

Elara's POV"Do you actually think I could let you live a lie?" Hunter's eyes closed and his voice sank to a whisper. "I did what I had to, Elara for you.I chuckled bitterly, trying to ignore the way my heart turned against me at his voice. "Hunter, you are among this chaos. As always. How could you do this to me?"Now the room felt smaller, the walls closing in as the reality sank down on me. My pulse thung in my ears, my thoughts whirling with a thousand questions, each more urgent than the next."Elara," Lucas whispered gently, his voice reluctant. "We had no intention of any of this happening. Unlike this."Though I could see the three of us becoming tense, Hunter's comments were like a lighthouse guiding me through the emotional whirl-circle. "You still don't get it, do you?" Hunter spoke in a low, threatening manner. "Everything that has happened—all of it—is the result of a more general design. I couldn't tell you about a plan. One you are not meant to know about. Nonetheless.