(Ava’s POV)
I woke up to the faint streams of golden light filtering through the heavy curtains, but there was no warmth in it. Not for me. My body felt heavy, like I’d been fighting a battle in my sleep — and maybe I had. The moment my eyes opened, last night’s words came rushing back like a tide I couldn’t stop.
It’s best if we focus on your revenge. Nothing more.
Dominic’s voice echoed inside my skull like a curse, rough and final. My chest tightened as I turned onto my side, curling in on myself. It should’ve made things easier. Clear lines drawn between us. No confusion. No feelings. Just the mission — revenge against the ones who had betrayed me, who’d left me to die. But instead, it felt like something inside me had cracked, splitting me right down the middle.
I should have been
