EPILOGUE: VIVIENNE
I was jolted from my sleep, knowing fully well what had just occurred the moment their lips touched. I grabbed the sheets of my bed as chills ran throughout my body. I saw glimpses of it in a vision. Derek and his beloved Sofia sharing that kiss… It was that kiss that set our destiny in stone. The game had just begun. My mind’s eye began to fill with flood upon flood of conflicting premonitions of what was to come. All of it confusing. Every single one disturbing.
Neither Derek nor Sofia had any clue of what they had up against them. Truth be told, neither did I.
I sensed the dread of what was to come forming deep within me. I sensed Lucas’ resentment and my father’s conflict over his love for Derek and his love for power. I sensed the growing strength of the shadow hunters. But more than anything, I sensed the intensity of emotion Derek held for Sofia.
My brother had unknowingly chosen his mate. All that was left now was for her to prove herself worthy of such a place. I’d never felt more unsure of what the future held than I did then, but there was one thing I knew for certain:
Blood would be shed.
To be continued…