Anna's POV
Goddess Ivanka walks closer, and the air thickens around me with her presence. Every step she takes makes it harder to breathe, like the weight of her power presses against my chest.
"You must choose carefully, Anna," she says, her voice echoing in my bones. "Everything you do now affects the future. Your power is waking, and it’s stronger than you think.”
My hand drops slowly to my side, trembling. I want to scream, to ask her a thousand questions that swirl in my mind, but my mouth won’t form the words. Instead, hot tears begin sliding down my cheeks, and I don’t bother wiping them away. I’m too exhausted to pretend anymore.
Behind me, Alpha Dylan finally lets go of my wrist and takes a step back. For a moment, there’s silence. Then I speak, my voice shaking.
“All this t
