20 KAIN I stand in the kitchen with my hands pressed against the cool granite, trying to ease the tension in my blood. Dawn is with Draynor and Markula in the living room — she’s laughing. I hate that either of them is making her laugh. That they get to touch her. That they get to f**k her. This is going to be a problem. A significant one. There is a tension in me that’s been there for a month, building with every day that passes. And so has my rage. And my fear. I’ve never been inside her, but my powers have been awakened by her very presence. Just being near her makes the world look different — makes the world feel different than it ever has. And while she might think we made this decision together, that we agreed to maintain our physical distance, I don’t want to. I want to touch

