Dillian’s POV
“Dillian!!”
My father’s roar shook the water around us like an explosion. Before I could brace myself, his fist slammed into my face with brutal force. Pain exploded across my jaw. The power behind it sent me crashing backward through the currents, bubbles exploding around me as the ocean itself seemed to tremble.
I tasted blood in my mouth. Saltwater stung the cut on my lip.
“You incompetent fool!” he spat, his voice booming through the depths. His eyes glowed with pure rage, gold and vicious in the dark water.
This wasn’t new. Every time he saw me, this was how he greeted his only son. With violence. With disappointment.
I straightened up slowly, wiping the blood from my mouth with the back of my hand. A smirk pulled at my lips even though my face throbbed. “Did you m
