Aria's POV
The party had ended. I was walking the corridor toward my room when the power surged again without warning. It was hot, wild, and completely out of control.
Silver light flickered under my skin. The air around me warped. A crystal vase on a side table shattered without being touched.
Aria! Lydia's voice cut through the rising panic. Breathe... the bloodline power is leaking again.
"I know," I gritted out, bracing a hand against the wall. The concrete scorched under my palm. "I can't stop it."
Damon was already at my side. He had stayed close ever since the incident with Elona earlier, never more than a few steps away.
His eyes glowed faintly gold the moment the surge hit. Rhein's presence pressed against the mate bond like a heavy hand on my shoulder.
"Aria." His voice wa
