From the Ashes of His Empire

It's you

Author: Aeliana Thorne

It's you

Viviana's POV

I tried to step away.

He didn’t let me.

His hand closed around my wrist, not rough, not gentle either, just desperate enough to stop me from disappearing the way I always did when things became too much.

“Viv.”

The sound of my name from his mouth shattered something inside me.

“Don’t,” I warned, my voice shaking. “Please don’t do this.”

“No,” he said, stepping closer, forcing me to