Genesis
Next to him, I was still quite small, dwarfed by his presence, but that's not how I felt right now, a defiant fury coursing through me.
"Those were my thoughts, my feelings, my deepest secrets. You had no right to look at them like that." My vision got hazy, blurring at the edges, and I could feel the magic prickling at my fingertips, a volatile energy, ready to unleash.
"Actually, you gave me permission, Genesis. You knew what would happen. I told you what the process would be like." His voice was calm, steady, cutting through my anger. I deflated, all the power surging beneath my skin fizzling out, leaving me hollow. He was right, of course, a painful truth. I did know. Maybe somehow I eve