Chapter 294 Out Of Element

Ella

The ballroom dazzled, and it wasn’t just because of the opulent chandeliers dripping with crystals or the intricately patterned marble floors. It was the undercurrents of power and danger, the whispered exchanges and sidelong glances. Every single person seemed important in ways I didn’t understand, and every conversation felt weightier than it should.

Logan led me around the room, his charm a palpable force. I couldn’t help but watch him, part in awe and part in apprehension, as he interacted effortlessly with those around him. As we weaved through the crowd, a loud, boisterous voice pulled us into an unwanted spotlight.

“Logan!” A tall man with an ostentatious suit grinned widely, slapping Logan’s back with a hearty laugh. “Who’s this stunner you’ve got with you? Another fleeting diversion?”

Logan’s face tightened for just a split second before he responded, his voice dripping with controlled authority. “This is Dahlia. My girl.”

A peculiar warmth flooded my cheeks, and I felt something unexpected surge deep within me. My wolf stirred, reacting with a fierce possessiveness to Logan’s declaration. There was an almost overpowering urge to bridge the

small gap between us, to press my lips to his and mark him as mine. Ema growled softly, urging me to claim what she saw as rightfully ours.

“No,” I forcefully told her. “Not now. Not here.”

in the whirlwind of emotions, I nearly missed Logan’s concerned gaze. “Ella? You

convincing. He eyed me, not fooled for a second. “You don’t have to put on a brave face. If you hate this,

I tried to imagine seeing this world through his eyes,

remained dark and serious. “Trust me, I know. It’s like being in a nest of vipers, every single time. But it’ll end soon. And I

by his consideration, I felt a warmth. toward him that was becoming increasingly difficult

the words alone. He simply tightened his grip on

march, the weight of everything my

a moment,” I murmured, needing a reprieve. Logan nodded, his fingers lightly brushing a strand of hair out of my face, putting on the show of a couple in

the time

an oasis of soft, ambient lighting and muted colors, designed to soothe the senses.

softly while the other two tried to console her. Their elegant dresses spoke of the same affluence I had seen outside, but their faces

the mirror. “Is everything okay?” The crying girl, her mascara smeared, lifted her head slightly, revealing a deepening

with resignation. One of her friends, a tall blonde with a

demanded. The third girl, with chestnut curls cascading down her back, gently nudged the crying girl. “You

straighten. up. “It doesn’t matter.

drifting to Logan and our moments of genuine connection. Lina

my own privilege, whether it was fake or not. “No, I’m a…

playing on her lips. “Lucky you. Riding

our

pressing it against her eye. “Thanks,” she mumbled. The three of them exchanged

her icy blue eyes studying me, “do you

hesitated, caught off guard by the directness of her question. “It’s…

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