Nikolai.The moment I stepped out of the house, the air hit differently. It was cool, but it did nothing to settle what burned under my skin.I could still feel it, tight, insistent and unwelcomed. My jaw clenched as I adjusted my suit, forcing my body back under control. It wasn’t new. I had learned long ago how to master it, how to push it down until it obeyed me again.But today…Today it lingered longer than it should have, because of her. That weak human.The image came uninvited. Hazel eyes filled with anger, with defiance, with something that refused to break no matter how much pressure I applied. The way she looked at me like I was something she hated down to her bones.It did something to me, something dark.Most people feared me. They lowered their eyes, obeyed without question, bent themselves into whatever shape I required. It was expected. It was easy.Vena did not bend.She pushed back. Even when she trembled, even when she knew she had no power, she still resisted. There
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