All Chapters of Dangerous Desire: Chapter 71 - Chapter 80

The explosion lit the night sky like a dying star.White light.Golden fire.Thunder cracking across the clouds.Then—silence.A heartbeat later, the shockwave slammed into the jet.The aircraft lurched sideways—metal groaning, alarms screaming—and dropped like a stone.Lena was thrown against her seat, the belt cutting into her ribs.“Alexander!” she screamed, reaching for him.He grabbed the nearest latch, swinging violently as the jet twisted.“Hold on, Lena!”The world tilted.The floor became the ceiling.Loose equipment flew like bullets through the cabin.Cassandra fought to stabilize the jet, fingers flying across the controls.“We’ve lost the left wing! Engines failing—altitude dropping—brace yourselves!”The lights flickered—darkness—Then emergency red lighting filled the cabin.The jet nosedived.Lena’s stomach lurched into her throat as gravity yanked her downward.She gasped, breath ripped from her lungs.“ELIAS!” she screamed into the night—but there was nothing out

Lena didn’t look back.If she did… she would break.Sable guided her through the snow like a shadow, one hand firm on Lena’s arm, the other holding a small tracking device that pulsed with red light. The storm swallowed everything behind them—wreckage, fire, trees, and Alexander’s unconscious body.Lena’s chest twisted painfully.Every step away from him felt like a betrayal.“Keep walking,” Sable said softly.Lena’s voice cracked. “If he dies… I’ll never forgive you.”Sable smiled without looking back.“He won’t. I gave my word. And unlike the Circle, my word means something.”They reached the sleek black snowcraft—a long, armored vehicle with glowing side panels and an engine that purred like a beast ready to hunt. The doors slid open automatically.“Inside,” Sable ordered.Lena stepped in. The warmth inside hit her instantly. Screens lined the walls, displaying maps, encrypted data, and real-time feeds that made Lena’s stomach drop.Sable had been tracking them for days.She sat ac

Alexander woke with a violent gasp.Air burned in his lungs.Pain stabbed through his ribs.Snow clung to his eyelashes.But none of it mattered.Because the moment he opened his eyes—Lena was gone.He staggered upright, breath shaking, ignoring the blood dripping down his temple. The wreckage lay half-buried in snow, smoke still curling from twisted metal.“Lena… LENA!”His voice echoed through the trees, swallowed by the cold wind.Only silence answered.Alexander stumbled forward, gripping a broken piece of the fuselage to stay upright.He replayed it all—The fall.The scream.The explosion.The moment he lost consciousness with her in his arms.And then…the drones.Sable’s drones.His jaw clenched until it cracked.He scanned the snow, heart pounding—and saw them.Footprints.Two sets.One light.One measured.Lena’s.And Sable’s.Alexander exhaled shakily, fury flooding his veins.“She took her…”He sank to one knee, running his fingers across Lena’s footprints.They weren’t

Lena’s eyes lifted slowly, burning from tears and exhaustion.The chamber hummed around her, golden energy swirling like a living storm. Elias knelt inside the sphere, trembling violently, eyes flickering between madness and recognition.Sable waited.Still.Calm.Confident.“Say it,” Sable whispered. “Choose.”Lena tried to breathe, but it hurt.Her chest felt tight—tight enough to shatter.She looked at Elias again.He was barely conscious.Barely himself.Barely holding on.“Lena…” he croaked, voice strangled by the purge.“Don’t… let her… take you…”His plea broke her.She shook her head, tears spilling.“I’m not choosing her,” she whispered.“I’m choosing you.”Elias froze.Sable smiled—slow and victorious.Lena swallowed hard and turned toward Sable.“If helping you means he survives…”Her voice trembled.“…then I’ll do it.”The words tasted like poison.Elias’s face twisted in agony—not from the purge, but from her decision.“No…” he gasped, slamming his fist weakly against the

The chamber shook violently as Elias screamed—a raw, animal sound of agony and fear.His purge-infused aura lashed out in waves, cracking the floor, rattling the glass, making the lights flicker overhead. The guards staggered back, raising their weapons.Alexander fought against their grip, eyes wild.“LENA—DON’T DO IT!” he shouted.“DON’T HURT HIM—DON’T LET HER CONTROL YOU—”But Sable stepped calmly between them, her presence chilling.“If she doesn’t, he dies,” Sable said.“Or worse—he becomes something even I can't contain.”Lena shook violently, tears streaming down her cheeks.“Elias… please,” she whispered.Her voice cracked.“Stop fighting—just breathe—”Elias lifted his head, trembling, breathing in ragged, broken gasps.His glowing white eyes locked onto her.“Lena…”He reached toward her, fingers shaking violently.“Don’t… hurt… me…”The innocence in that whisper shattered Lena’s heart.It wasn’t a monster begging.It was Elias.Her Elias.The boy who smiled shyly when she