AVEL
I blinked, disoriented, with my head throbbing and my eyes struggling to focus. Everything felt like a blur until it wasn't, and then I noticed Kai standing there, looking at me as if he knew what was happening.
My lips twitched to ask him what had happened and why I was in the room, but before I could, the memories flooded back: the dance, the kiss, the heat of the moment, and my panic as I stumbled away from the crowd after locking eyes with Kai.
My heart raced as I remembered, and then the rest of what had happened came rushing back, sending my heart lurching into my throat as the terrifying image of Kai flashed through my mind. His eyes, his face, the way he had changed.
My body moved on its own as I jumped to my feet as he stopped in front of me. “You… what… your eyes… your
