Elena POV:
I never thought I'd see the day when I was grateful to be trapped in Ace's fortress.
But tonight?
Tonight, I almost died.
The attack came out of nowhere—one moment, I was in the courtyard, stretching my legs after another failed escape attempt, and the next, chaos erupted.
The air filled with snarls and growls, the sickening sound of flesh tearing, bones snapping. Rogues. At least a dozen of them, maybe more, emerging from the shadows like feral beasts.
Ace's men barely had time to react before the invaders struck.
I could've run. I should've. But something in the air—a pressure, a pulse of energy—froze me in place.
Then I saw him.
Ace.
And for the first time… I realized I had no fucking clue who I was really dealing with.
He didn't just fight.
He destroyed.
