A Show of Power

AUTHOR'S NOTE: From now on, I will be writing in Daniel's POV or rather First Person POV

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It was late—too late—and I knew better. The soft creak of the floorboards beneath my feet sounded like cannon fire in the suffocating silence of the mansion. I moved cautiously, my heart pounding against my ribs as I edged toward the hallway that led to Claire's makeshift quarters.

I just needed a moment. A moment to talk to her, to reassure her, to tell her that this wasn't forever. That Tessa's reign over us—over me—was a temporary nightmare we would wake from. But the lingering ache in my shoulders from her last display of power said otherwise. Tessa was growing stronger, more volatile, and my resistance was becoming harder to maintain.