Breathless Relief

Vivienne’s POV

For a few seconds, I couldn’t move. Giovanni’s words clung to me like smoke after he walked away, seeping into the corners of my thoughts. ‘You’ll see.’ The way he said it felt like a promise, or worse, a warning. But I refused to let them take root. I had no room for whatever game Giovanni was playing. All I wanted was to get back upstairs to Valentin.

I broke into a quick stride t