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

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THE PRICE OF LOYALTY

Leo’s POVOrlov pays him no attention, his icy stare fixed on me. "I warned you, didn't I?" I when his fingers brush my cheek. "I explained to you what would happen should you challenge me."Leo yanks back. Touch her once more; I'll kill you.Orlov lets out a small smile. Volkov, you are not in a position to threaten.I push myself to look at Orlov. “You’re making a mistake.”His grip intensifies. “No, Elara. You did.”The barrel of a gun presses into Leo’s head.My heart stops.“No!” I surge ahead, but Orlov easily holds me back.Leo does not even blink. His lips curling into a sneer "Go ahead. Though his voice is almost lackadaisical, there is steel under. "Kill me," says And see her cause you to regret it for the rest of your wretched existence.Orлov laughs. You always had a theatrical quality. He approaches closely, his voice getting cold. But from what I know, Volkov. More than your own, you respect her life.The tension in the air buzzes.And then Orlov points the rifle toward

Last Updated : 2025-03-13

A DANGEROUS GAMBLE

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

Last Updated : 2025-03-14

NO ESCAPE

Elara’s POVWe die if we are captured.My pulse beating as Lucas yanks me along a dark corridor, I murmur the words. His speed is unrelenting, his grip strong. Red lights blinking in warning abound over the alarms.He looks forward rather than behind. Then try not to be discovered.Steps of thunder behind us. Shouts ring out across the structure.I breathe, "They know I'm gone."Lucas curses right beneath his breath. Indeed, none of this is funny.As a group, Orlov's men explode from the other end of the corridor, round a bend. Lucas pushes me into the darkness, his body snatching into mine to hide us.My breath stutters.excessively near. too hot. Too well-known.His strong and smokey smell envelops me and reminds me of things I desire not to consider.I go against his chest. "Lucas—"—His hand closes across my mouth. "Shh".My heart thumping in my ears, I stiffen.The guards go slowly, looking down the corridor.She couldn't have gone far, one of them murmurs.Lucas's fingers in war

Last Updated : 2025-03-14

TRAPPED BETWEEN US

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—

Last Updated : 2025-03-15

BLOOD AND VOWS

Elara’s POVYou are not obliged to do this.Lucas speaks softly, with a slanted warning edge.I will not move. My heart leaps against my ribs. My fingers start to form fists. Knowing what is ahead helps me.Orlov is here grinning before us. His spell teases the air, heavy with force.The hall passes behind us closed. We find ourselves imprisoned.Yet once more.Orlov raises his head. "Do you still believe you have a chance to win?"Lucas comes forward to cover me. "I don't think so." I know.Or Lov laughs. "Then let's see if you're right.."His onslaught strikes quickly.An explosion of vitality flies straight ahead. Lucas grabs me and whirls, his body protecting mine as the energy bursts all about.I ground myself, my lungs knocked out.Lucas snags. His hands flash with force, his whole body emitting pure resentment.He has participated in play.Orlov laughed. "Here it is. The actual beast dwelling within you.Lucas responds not. He advances. swift. ferocious. fatal.Before he arrive

Last Updated : 2025-03-15

THE ENEMY WITHIN

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

Last Updated : 2025-03-16

THE DARKNESS WITHIN

Elara’s POVLucas cleans his lips and then glances at me—not with dread but with something else.Something more profound.I shave my head and back away. "I never want to hurt you.""You won't," he adds, forward striding.I back off still another step. "I previously did."His jaw closes. " Then make it mean something."I bite hard. "Lucas,""You're stronger than this, Elara," he says quietly. "Stronger than she."Like an anchor dragging me back, his voice pulls.But Orlov?He will not permit that to happen."Kill him," he says, his power crawling over my brain. "End him today; you'll be free."The shadows pulse to push me ahead.Killing.Kill.Killing.My hand climbs.Lucas remains still.since he has faith in me.But what if he should not?Then, a gunshot.The sound tears across the space.My shoulder bursts in a piercing, flaming agony.I stumble and gasp. The shadows flutter.I turn; Sofia Rossi is gun smoking in the doorway.Her manner is incomprehensible. "Elara, kindly stand down

Last Updated : 2025-03-16

THE BETRAYAL UNFOLDS

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.

Last Updated : 2025-03-17

THE SHATTERED TRUTH

Elara's POVLucas urged, "Elara, don't run," as he moved closer, his eyes begging. "I'm able to clarify everything. Ask kindly.My pulse beating, my mind attempting to make sense of the anarchy playing out, I froze. The woman—who had no right to be here—was still behind me, a shadow in the doorway seeing the scenario develop as she already knew the result.Shaking my head, I looked towards Lucas. "You don't get it, do you?" I screamed, my voice cutting with resentment. "How could you keep this from me?" How would you let her—""Elara, I promise you; I never meant any of this to happen!" Lucas's voice broke as he moved forward another step, but I wanted no hearing of it. Not right now.The air changed, though, at once. Something weighty hung between us, something neither of us could flee from."Leave her behind, Lucas." The woman's voice sliced through the suspense, her dark eyes full of something I couldn't quite identify—malice, maybe. " You'll regret it."Though every instinct urged

Last Updated : 2025-03-17

THE UNSPOKEN TRUTH

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.

Last Updated : 2025-03-18

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