The night after I saw the vision of what would become of me if my powers consumed me, thinking straight became harder for me. I had to act like I was sleeping before Dominic could leave, I didn’t want to be near him. The story of him witnessing my horrific moments was terrifying. I remembered how my eyes glowed with darkness, and the chilling sensation that I was losing control that accompanied the moment. I knew I was only a few steps away from becoming who I didn’t want to be, a very wicked person. And I didn’t know if I’d be able to hold on to myself any longer.
Judith entered the room at that moment without knocking, maybe I shouldn't have told her my passcode. Her presence was steady as the moon that had witnessed my terror the previous night. Her eyes, filled with both compassion a
