Chapter 43

“Elijah, it’s over,” I said, my voice steady even though my heart was racing.
His smile widened, something dark flickering behind his eyes. “You keep saying that, Annabel. But if it were really over, you wouldn’t still be standing in front of me, trying to save something that’s already broken.”
He stepped forward, slow, calculated, and I held my ground. I could hear the wolves shifting around us, Kara and Zane just out of my line of sight, waiting for the moment to strike. But this wasn’t about them anymore. This was between Elijah and me.