LAVINIA

All my muscles were tense, my hands were sweating, and my heart was beating erratically in my chest.

I was staring at the floor, but my senses were locked on the man crouched behind my body.

His cold hands brushed against mine, and I felt the buzz of an electric current.

I didn’t know why, but something felt familiar… though I couldn't quite place it.

I tried to let what little magic I had left flow through me to explore the King, but a shield of energy was blocking and hiding him. I co