From the Ashes of His Empire

Terrified

Author: Aeliana Thorne

Terrified

Viviana's POV

For a few seconds after Silvia hit the floor, I couldn’t move.

The world felt distorted. Distant.

Then Vincenzo’s voice tore through the silence.

“Silvia!”

The panic in it snapped me back into my body.

I rushed down the stairs, nearly slipping myself. My heart was hammering so violently I could barely breathe.

Silvia lay crumpled at the bottom, crying in pain. Blood pooled be