Chapter 70

• Her eyes locked with Damien’s, and for the first time in days, Elara felt a surge of clarity. Vesper’s dark influence had no hold over her. She was stronger than that. She had the power to choose her own path, and that path led to Damien, to the pack that had accepted her, and to the love that had been growing between her and Damien.
• “I choose you, Damien,” she said, her voice steady, her heart resolute. “I choose my pack. I choose my future. And I choose to fight for it.”
• Damien’s eyes softened, his lips curving into a smile that made Elara’s heart skip a beat. He stepped closer, cupping her face in his hands, his touch gentle but full of strength. “And I choose you, Elara. Always.”