Chapter170: Caged Wolf

|| Lilac’s POV || The walls of Alaric's house were closing in on me. A place once felt so lively now became my cage. I paced the length of my borrowed bedroom for what felt like the hundredth time, my bare feet wearing grooves into the plush rug. The window was cracked open, letting in the crisp autumn air, but it did nothing to ease the fire burning in my chest. No word from Elara. Ezra's calls going unanswered. Dad and mom kept insisting I stayed here! The Alpha King election looming like a storm cloud. And here I was. In a way, trapped. A knock at the door. I didn't need to turn to know who it was. The scent of pine and earth wrapped me up and filled the room before he even spoke. "Dove," he called my name I whirled on him. "I'm leaving." His stormy grey eyes darkened. "No." "Not asking for permission." I grabbed my leather jacket from the bedpost, shoving my arms through the sleeves with jerky movements. "Either drive me back to my estate, or I'll walk." Alaric stepped fully into t