LOGINChapter 300ElowenThe shock on Christopher Harding’s face lasted only a fraction of a second before his expression darkened into absolute fury. He scrambled up from his wooden chair, his fingers tightening as he prepared to cast another illusion to blind us.But I didn't give him the chance to breathe."Now!" I screamed through our mental link, unleashing the distraction I had promised.I didn't try to use complex magic. I simply focused on the heavy wooden chair Harding had just vacated. Pushing all my anger, my adrenaline, and my newly awakened power toward it, I slammed my hands forward through the air. The heavy chair violently launched off the floorboards, flying straight at Harding’s torso like a missile.Harding gasped, forced to duck and throw his arms up to deflect the flying furniture with a hasty burst of defensive force. The chair shattered into splinters against his magical shield, but the sudden physical distraction broke his concentration completely. His grip on our
Chapter 299ElowenI took a deep breath, tightening my muscles as I prepared to launch my distraction. I could feel the raw, untamed energy in my veins waiting to be released. But just as I braced my feet against the floorboards to take a step forward, the light in the room violently flickered and died.The scent of copper and the heavy presence of Kain and Matteo vanished into thin air.Before I could even gasp, a wave of familiar, suffocating cold wrapped around my shoulders. The polished floor beneath my feet turned into cheap, splintered linoleum. The high ceiling dissolved into water-stained acoustic tiles, and the smell of industrial cleaner mixed with stale cabbage filled my nose.My heart dropped into my stomach. I looked down at my hands and realized they were tiny, scraped, and trembling. I was wearing a faded, oversized smock that didn't fit.I was back in the orphanage.A cold dread seized my throat. I hated this place more than anywhere else on earth. This was the place
Chapter 298ElowenThe sound of Christopher Harding’s smooth, cold voice cutting through the silence made me freeze. The jagged, broken piece of metal I was holding against my neck lowered slightly.I looked back and forth between Kain and Matteo, my eyes wide, before turning my gaze back toward the doorway where the monster had just stepped out.My mind was a complete, chaotic mess. It wasn't an illusion? But if they were real, how could they have possibly gotten out to the ocean so fast? We were supposed to be miles away from the coast on a massive cargo ship. I shook my head violently, my grip tightening on the broken handle again. No. He was just trying to mess with my head. He just wanted me to drop my weapon so his guards could grab me. I wasn't going to fall for it this time.I glared at him, lifting the sharp edge back up. "I will never fall for any sick trick you try to pull," I shouted, my voice trembling with raw anger. "You're nothing but a coward who hides behind illu
Chapter 297MatteoThe air in my study was heavy enough to suffocate a human. We were back in Italy, locked inside the walls of my house, but it didn't feel like home. It felt like a cage.The private plane we had been tracking had been a complete setup. Kian and I had been ready to board our jet to chase it down, but we stopped ourselves just in time. Man like that don't leave an open loop like a glaring flight plan unless they wants you to find it. It was a trap to get us out of the country, to waste our time while they moved her further away.So, we came back to re-strategize. If we wanted to find Elowen, we couldn't just act out on raw animal instinct. We had to think like the monsters we were fighting.To keep them safe, all the women from the pack were still at my pack house. Kian and I were pacing the floor of my office, trying to piece together the puzzle. Our first move had been to see every single one of the men.We needed to know who was missing, whoever wasn't around wa
Chapter 296Elowen The small, black burn mark on the plastic tray was the only thing keeping me sane. I stared at it until my eyes watered, my fingers tracing the rough, scorched spot. It wasn't my imagination. The plastic tray hadn't melted, but the heat had passed right through it, leaving a permanent scar on it.It was proof. Real, undeniable proof that I wasn't completely helpless. Harding’s fancy cloaking spell might have hidden my scent from the world, but it couldn't put out the spark inside me. I just had to keep trying. I would get it right.When the heavy footsteps echoed down the hallway hours later, I scrambled back onto the cot and pulled the thin blanket up to my chin. I slumped against the wall and let my head hang, looking exactly like the broken prisoner they wanted me to be. The heavy metal door groaned open, and a burly guard tossed a fresh tray onto the desk with a loud clatter. He didn't even look at me. The moment the lock clicked back into place, leaving me
Chapter 295 Elowen Christopher Harding lowered his hand slowly, the sharp sound of his snap still echoing in my ears. He looked down at me, his eyes gleaming with a sick, twisted pride that made my skin crawl. "I can control everything with just the tip of my fingers, Elowen," he murmured, his voice smooth, cold, and heavy with absolute arrogance. "Your mind, your perceptions, your deepest desires—they are nothing but clay in my hands. Remember that the next time you think your little monsters can bridge the gap between our worlds." The terror of what he had just done hit me hard. If he could distort my reality that easily, how could I ever fight back? How could I even trust my own eyes? But I couldn't give up. I had so many reasons to fight. A desperate, calculating thought flashed through my mind. Let him think he broke me. Arrogance was his greatest flaw, and if he believed I had completely given up, he would lower his guard. Maybe I'd get a
Chapter 109Elowen I smiled and got ready with more care than I'd taken in months, doing my makeup properly, styling my hair, looking at myself in the mirror and seeing someone I almost didn't recognize.Someone who looked confident and professional and capable.Someone who looked like she deserve
Chapter 96 ElowenAll of it—the thoughtfulness, the attention, the way he'd looked at me, the things he'd said under the stars—all of it had been performance.A role he'd played to give me what I wanted.My heart shattered so completely I could feel the pieces cutting me from the inside."You were
Chapter 105"Stop," Caroline interrupted, holding up her hand. "We're not just friends, Elowen, we're sisters, and it's both of us for life, I'm never leaving you."I felt my eyes start to sting again with fresh tears but Caroline wasn't done."Let me spell it out for you," she said, leaning forwar
Chapter 104Elowen"Okay," Caroline said softly, her voice steady despite the shock that must have been coursing through her. "Okay, El, but why? What happened? You need to tell me why."I shook my head frantically, unable to put into words the humiliation and the pain and the way I'd been passed a







