Vivian’s POV
I was in the tower chamber when Dominic found me.
Late evening. The stone walls were cool and the light was fading fast. I’d been alone for hours, not by choice tho, but because after the training grounds everyone had scattered. Warriors avoiding me. Servants finding reasons to be elsewhere. Even Elara had been pulled away by other duties.
The isolation felt like punishment.
Dominic closed the door behind him and the world went quiet.
“How do you feel?” he asked. He wasn’t asking about my body. He was asking about the power. About what had been happening all afternoon on those training grounds.
“Like I’m holding something that wants to break loose,” I said honestly. “Like every second I have to clench down harder to keep it contained.”
He crossed the room and took my ha
