Dawn’s POV
Wayne suddenly let out a deep loud growl.
He wasn't trying to hurt me, he was trying to force Eva to submit, because I still couldn't shift and I was in so much pain.
Wayne’s growl shook something deep inside me, and Eva, who had risen so suddenly with strength, was pushed back as if she had no choice.
His command was strong, almost overwhelming, and it forced her to settle deep inside my mind again. I felt her presence dim, almost fade, until she became nothing more than a feeling in the background.
Wayne looked at me worriedly, his chest rising and falling as if he had run for miles.
“Dawn,” he said quietly, “are you okay?”
I did not answer. I simply stared at him. My body felt numb, my mind blank, as though I had shattered into pieces I didn’t know how to gather. Eva
