Chapter 194

ELORA’S POV “Elora!” “What?” I groaned, turning my face deeper into the pillow. “Elora, wake up.” “Ugh… Selene, just go away.” “Elora!” I stirred, irritation giving way to awareness. When I finally opened my eyes, the ceiling above me wasn’t familiar. It was too high, too clean, too…not mine. That’s when it hit me. This wasn’t my apartment. ‘That’s because he brought us to his house.’ “Sierra?” I called softly. She scoffed in my head. ‘Who else would be talking in your mind if not your pretty wolf? You’ve been out for hours.’ “Hours?” My heart skipped. I pushed myself up, my body protesting immediately. Every muscle felt heavy, sore, like I’d been dragged through fire and back. I swung my legs off the bed just as voices filtered in from outside the door. My instinct kicked in before I could reason. I grabbed the first thing within reach—a vase—and crept toward the door, opening it slowly. And then… “Elora!” My grandmother rushed in so fast I barely had time to react. My aunt and uncle