VENUS"I want to sharpen it," I say.Arya raises a brow at me, an amusing look floating in her eyes. "Sharpen your intuition?" she asks."Yeah," I reply. "That thing I sensed… I want to control that. Use it. Is there a way to strengthen it?"Arya pauses, her lips tightening slightly. “I haven’t fig
VENUSJacob steps in with a frown. “This cost us a lot of time. We were supposed to focus on Venus’s training.”Arya bows her head slightly. “I’m sorry.”I can’t stay quiet anymore. “It wasn’t just Arya,” I speak up. “I felt it too.”Both men look at me with twin frowns.“I told you last time,” I co
VENUSBut why? It’s not like I wanted to think of him. I don’t love him, he’s just a crush. It’s like his image automatically keeps surfacing in my mind. My breath catches, but I don’t fight it. The sensations start slowly like the forest is exhaling all at once and I’m breathing it in.I feel th
VENUSMason shrugs like it’s obvious. “Yeah? That’s what we always do. Strip, lie down, feel nature. Boom. Connection.”Arya looks like she’s about to combust. “Mason, that’s not connecting with nature! That’s just... sunbathing at night.” Her brows pinch as she contemplates something. “No wait—it’s
VENUSHer mother’s eyes glint with cruel precision. “Despite my warnings, you dated the Beta. Look where that got you.”Silence. Thick, heavy silence.I glance at Sydney and my heart twists. Her face hasn’t changed much, but her eyes… there’s pain in them. Deep and raw. Her mom struck a nerve. A raw
VENUSAs soon as Sydney pushes open the door to her room, she freezes and gasps. I almost bump into her from behind before I notice it too. Someone is already inside.A woman sits upright on the edge of Sydney’s bed, arms crossed, her back rigid with disapproval. Her eyes land on us like a verdict