Chapter 37: Power Fusion
Luna woke to lightning in her veins and Victor's worried crimson eyes inches from her face.
"How long have you been watching me?" she asked, her voice coming out rougher than expected. Every nerve ending in her body felt like a live wire, humming with energy that made her skin too tight and her bones ache.
"Three hours." Victor's admission carried the weight of three hours spent cataloging every breath she took, every micro-expression that crossed her sleeping face. "Your temperature spiked twice. You spoke in languages that don't exist anymore. And..." He paused, his jaw tightening. "Your eyes kept changing color."
Luna sat up slowly, and the world exploded into sensory overload. She could hear conversations three blocks away—someone ordering coffee, a child p
