“What makes you think I won’t do it?”

His defined fingers tightened their hold over Eluned’s neck without any warning. At that moment, he could almost hear her bones cracking, as if they could shatter at any given moment.

Her feet flailed about aimlessly and her face turned red from asphyxiation. She said, hoarsely, “I’ll do it on one condition.”

Noah let her go immediately.

Touching her neck, she took in big, greedy gasps of breath. Once her breathing had become steady again, she pulled ou