Chapter 139

Aria’s POV I kept screaming as white-hot fire surged through my veins as the venom spread through me like wildfire. My vision blurred, and darkness crept up in my vision. A sharp tingle ran down my spine, but it wasn't pain. Something was happening, and I wasn’t sure if it was an effect of the venom coursing through me. A sudden wave of emotion crashed into me, but it wasn’t mine. Pain flooded through me, but it wasn’t the physical kind, but a deep soul grief. I could feel bitterness, emptiness, loneliness and so much more. My mind raced as I realized that these emotions belonged to Viktor. I could feel him. His fury wasn't just anger, it was sorrow and heartbreak that had twisted into something dark. He didn’t hate me, at least not as much as I had thought. He just hated the hole that Lilith’s death had caused. He thought revenge would fill it. But it wouldn’t. A sob escaped my mouth, not because of the venom, but because of his pain, because I could feel all his pain, his heartbreak,