Vesperine was honestly surprised to learn that Victor, of all people, wanted to speak with her, but the realisation came quickly and struck deeper than she liked.
Aether and Victor were friends, which meant one thing she had tried very hard not to think about... Aether might have told him the truth about her!
So now Victor wanted to uncover everything by himself?
Vesperine felt her chest tighten as unease coiled within her, her thoughts racing faster than she could contain them.
There were two reasons she had chosen Aether in the first place, two calculated choices she had clung to for safety.
The first had been simple and almost laughably practical. Aether had no overwhelming power, no terrifying dominance inside his own created barrier. Victor, on the other hand, could absorb energy and release it at will, a man who could erase her existence without effort if things turned against her.
