Chapter 73. Elliott’s Nemesis

Warning: This chapter contains depictions of death. Reader discretion is advised.

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Elliott and Zara stepped into the throne room and found it empty. It wasn’t weird to find it empty. It was already late in the night, as he had spent the whole day with Zara, and she worked her charm, which cheered him up. She helped take his mind off the sudden loss of his son.

He stayed the rest of the day with her, lost in the thrill of passion and desire. She took his mind off the battle that lay ahead and made him think only of her. It worked, and all the hours he spent with her made him happy. But just like every good thing, it had to come to an end.

He did something he had not done before: he returned to the palace hand in hand with her. In the past, there was a limit to her presence in the palace and around him, especially after Lily came from Shelled, but now more than ever, he felt he needed her. His mate didn’t support him anymore and had called him a basta