Aria's POV
It had been several hours since the ambush, and I was finally able to breathe without feeling like death was waiting around the next corner. The danger had passed. At least, that was what everyone kept telling me.
I sat alone in the training room, staring at the floor. My fingers slowly curled into fists as I replayed the attack in my mind.
Something about that ambush had been different. My bloodline power had surged more strongly than before, racing through my veins and spreading from my core into my limbs.
But I had been unable to use it because of the suppression weapon.
It was strength we had never felt before.
I lifted my hand and focused. A faint current of energy shimmered beneath my skin. I watched it travel along my fingers before fading away. My breath caught.
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