GORVANE’S POV
I narrowed my focus and pushed harder, channeling a stronger current of my energy in her direction. The air around her pulsed with invisible force, thick with the pressure I had summoned. It crackled, coiling around her like smoke wrapping a flame.
Even from across the chamber, I felt her resistance pushing back against my will like a wall that refused to break.
Her breath hitched. I saw the sharp rise of her chest, the way her hands balled tightly at her sides, nails digging into her palms. Pain shimmered across her face for a second. Still, not a single sound escaped her lips. No cry, no whimper. It was maddening.
Her eyes squeezed shut, her brow furrowing. Then, she opened them again, her gaze locking onto mine.
"You want to see me in pain?” her voice cracked. “What w
