Chapter 48

• Chapter 48: Fire and Ice
• Elena’s eyes fluttered open to darkness. The faint glow of the city’s lights spilled through the tall windows, cutting slashes of silver across the plush carpet. Her body felt heavy, as though she’d waded through storms in her sleep. Rising on shaky arms, she realized she wasn’t alone.
• Gabriel crouched just inches from her, his face half hidden in shadow, eyes glowing like embers. Alessio stood behind him, black suit stark against the candlelit room. Both men looked at her with a hunger that made her pulse thunder in her throat.