Elias ValeThe bond fractured inside my chest like glass under pressure, each shard sending echoes of Kael’s fury and fear straight into my veins. I lay curled against him on the medical bed, his massive arms locked around me as if he could physically hold the serum at bay. My vision swam, the harsh overhead lights blurring into painful streaks. Draven’s poison whispered at the edges of my mind—promises of safety, of surrender, of an end to the constant fight. But I wasn’t his. I would never be his.“Stay with me, Elias,” Kael rumbled, his voice low and commanding, vibrating through my back where he pressed against me. His scent—deep cedar smoke and raw power—wrapped around me, battling the bitter ash trying to invade. I focused on that, on the steady thump of his heart.“I’m... trying,” I whispered, my hand trembling as I pressed it to the swell of my belly. Our pup shifted weakly, a small flutter that grounded me. I couldn’t let the serum win. Not when everything we’d built was at st
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