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The Bond Of Darkness

Author: David Fisher
last update Last Updated: 2025-03-11 03:17:57

Diva’s POV

I woke up gasping.

The nightmare clung to me, thick and suffocating. My skin was damp with sweat, my fingers trembling as I shoved the blankets away.

Derek was already awake. Sitting at the edge of the bed, his back tense, shoulders rigid.

He’d heard me.

I swallowed hard. “Derek…”

He turned, golden eyes locking onto mine. His expression unreadable.

Then, after a long beat—“What did you see?”

I hesitated.

How could I tell him?

That my father—a man I had never known—had spoken to me? That the power inside me wasn’t an accident?

That I was never supposed to be weak?

Derek’s patience thinned. “Diva. Tell me.”

I forced the words out. “My father.”

His entire body went still.

“What?”

I exhaled shakily. “He was in my dream. He spoke to me.” I clenched the sheets, grounding myself. “He said I was almost ready.”

Derek swore under his breath and stood, raking a hand through his hair. “Almost ready for what?”

I shook my head. “I don’t know.”

Lies.

I did know.

I just wasn’t ready to say
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