From the Ashes of His Empire

Time to go

Author: Aeliana Thorne

Time to go

Viviana's POV

It had been a while since the call ended, but I couldn't get my mind off of it.

Regret. Shame. Anger. Want. They tangled inside me like wires sparking in the dark.

I pressed my forehead to the bar, the wood cool against my skin. The music thumped through my bones, too loud, too bright. Someone laughed nearby. Emilio said something I couldn’t make out. Ginevra rubbed my back, telling