The Observatory Initiation

EVANGELINE'S POV

Sunlight sliced through the gap in the heavy velvet curtains, dragging me out of sleep. I sat up, my chest tight. The memory of last night burned in my brain, a vivid loop playing behind my eyes.

I remembered pushing through the crowded cavern, chasing after Lucien, ready to snap at him. Then I saw it. Lucien’s hand locked around Rome’s throat. Rome’s heavy combat boots kicking