Elora remained indifferent to their cries, watching coldly before stepping forward to unchain Thorn in full view of everyone. He pulled her into a tight embrace.
Watching their familiar interaction, it dawned on them that they would die here.
Elora scanned him from head to toe for any signs of injury and was relieved to find none. She hadn't expected to feel fear and fury when she learned he had been kidnapped.
This feeling was foreign to her, but she found herself neither disgusted nor averse to it; instead, she was intrigued by the other emotions he could evoke in her.
Thorn leaned bonelessly against Elora, his eyes shimmering with a mix of elation and mischief as he met her gaze.
"Heroine… thank you for saving me. I can only repay you with my body."
Elora's eyes flickered with an indescribable glint at his words, and a wicked idea that seemed a fitting punishment flashed through her mind.
