Chapter 92

VALERIA

“What on earth is this?!” I cried, my voice laced with fear. “Get it off me!”

The first thing I noticed was the light. A soft, ethereal glow that seemed to seep out from under my skin, illuminating my trembling hands. I stared at them, horrified as if they were no longer my own. My breath hitched in my throat, panic blooming like a wildflower. I tried to shake it off, flailing my hands desperately as if that would extinguish the strange light.

“Get it off me, Reese!” I screamed again, my voice trembling with fear. The glow was spreading, becoming brighter, and I felt like I was losing control of myself. I’d never felt anything like this before—this alien surge of energy coursing through my veins.

But Reese… Reese didn’t seem to share my terror. I looked at him, expecting the same panic reflected in his eyes, but instead, there was a calmness, a strange sense of assurance that unsettled me even more.

“Valeria, calm down,” he said, his voice firm but gentle, like he was coaxing