I felt tired, the bone-deep kind, an exhaustion I could feel at the very depths of my soul.
There was a brief surge of power that racked my body after Aster killed Vince, and then it was followed by hollowness. It was like an empty hole in my chest, and I couldn't find a way to fill it up.
Nero said it was normal. When his fated mate died, he also felt the same power surge. People usually experience that situation when their bonded mate dies. However, since we were fated, even if we weren't bonded, we could still feel a bit of power, although it was just for a short moment.
I tried to imagine little Nero wondering why he suddenly felt too energetic, only to know that it was because of his loved ones' deaths. It was a hardcore way of knowing, that's for sure.
I burrowed deeper into my n
