Chapter 77 Already Losing

• ~ Thorne ~
• The events of the day weighed heavily on my mind, especially my conversation with Elara earlier. It felt like we had made some progress, however small, and I clung to that hope. I wanted things to work between us. I needed them to. After sometime in my room, I decided to clear my head by strolling around the packhouse.
• But as I neared the courtyard, voices drifted through the still air, voices that made my blood run cold.