DARIAN POV (Point of view)
I didn't loosen my grip on her, not even after her breathing steadied, not even after her eyes fully focused again because what she said...
"It's testing me."
That wasn't something you recover from, that was something that stays.
"What does that mean?" I asked quietly.
ADANNA POV (Point of view)
I didn't answer immediately, because I needed to be sure, needed to feel it again..... not deeply, just enough.
Eden pulsed beneath everything, it was calm and balanced, but Orion... it wasn't pushing anymore, It was… watching.
"It's learning," I said finally.
DARIAN POV (Point of view)
I exhaled slowly.
"Yeah, I got that part."
I stepped closer.
"Explain the dangerous part."
ADANNA POV(Point of view)
"It's not trying to break the balance now," I said.
"It's trying to understand how I hold it."
Victor's expression shifted.
"That's worse."
"Yes," I said.
"It is."
DARIAN POV (Point of view)
