Dominic POV
I’ve seen Kennedy go through a lot of emotions—happy, sad, nervous, irritated, even shy when she’s flustered. I’ve seen her light up like a firecracker when she’s excited, and I’ve seen her completely shut down when she’s scared. I've even seen her at her worse, her panic attacks. But never… never have I seen her like this.
That kind of anger—raw, white-hot fury wrapped in pain—it shook something loose in me.
When she screamed, my heart stopped. I nearly faceplanted running down those stairs, thinking something horrible had happened. Then I saw her—beaming, tears on her cheeks but smiling so hard I thought her face might break. She got in. Juilliard. I didn’t even need to hear her say it, I just knew. My princess did it.
I ran to her and scooped her up in my arms, hugging h
