Chapter 277

Elyra's struggles against Jason were futile, his monstrous strength rendering her resistance powerless. He dragged her into a crumbling ruin deep in the forest, its stone walls blanketed in moss and shadows. The air was thick with an oppressive energy, the ruins seemingly alive with echoes of despair. Jason shoved her against the cold stone, his red eyes glowing with a disturbing mix of desperation and triumph.

"You don't understand," Jason said, his voice trembling as he loomed over her. "I'm the only one who sees you for what you really are. The only one who loves you for it."

"That's not love," Elyra spat, twisting in his grip. Her silver hair spilled over her shoulders like liquid light, shimmering even in the gloom. "It's obsession, and it's disgusting."

Jason's face contorted, torn between pain and fury. "You say that now," he growled, tightening his hold on her wrist. "But when you see what I can offer you-what I've become you'll understand. I can protect you, Elyra. I can make you safe."

protect me!" she snapped, struggling

cracked, his features twisting with rage. "You'll see," he hissed, stepping closer. "I can give

desperate. A wave of revulsion surged

around her neck glowed fiercely, the light bursting outward in a blinding flash. The force threw Jason across the room, his body slamming into a cracked pillar. Dust and debris rained down as Jason groaned,

her hair alight with silver flames, her golden eyes blazing. "I'll never choose you," she said, her voice sharp

feet, his once-handsome face now twisted with fury and humiliation. "You think you can fight this forever?" he snarled. His voice cracked, tinged with desperation. "You'll see. You'll see what happens when you defy me!" Elyra squared her shoulders, the

that," he said, his figure retreating into the shadows. The faint glow of his red eyes lingered for a moment before

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