Chapter 90. Finish Him

Elizabeth POV

I stayed by his side for a heartbeat longer, unwilling to let go. Then, steeling myself with every shred of will I had left, I rose unsteadily to my feet, eyes burning with tears and fierce determination. There was a mate to rescue, a father to avenge, and nothing would stop me—not even the love I’d just lost.

I trembled violently, an oppressive sense of dread settling over me like a shroud of midnight fog, heavy and suffocating, obscuring every spark of hope in my chest. My heart pounded so fiercely I thought it might burst, each beat echoing the truth I could scarcely accept: My mate had gone rogue.

And I would have to kill him.

The compulsion to end Daniel’s life crashed into me with the force of a hurricane, coursing through my veins like wildfire, drowning out my reason and betraying the pleadings of my heart. It