Chapter 30

Lucy's POV Through my transformed senses, the mansion felt different. After explaining everything to Rico—well, almost everything—I needed space to think. That's how I'd ended up in Felix's hotel room, seeking comfort in the one person who truly understood what I'd become. "You're brooding again," Felix said, trailing kisses down my neck, carefully avoiding the mark. "I can feel it through our connection." "Can you blame me?" I turned in his arms. "Everything's changing. I'm changing." "For the better." His silver-green eyes studied my face. "You're magnificent, you know. Even more than before." I touched his cheek, feeling the ghost walker's power in his blood respond to mine. The intimacy we'd shared had been different now—deeper, more intense, and reality itself seemed to shift around us as power met power. "We should get back," I said reluctantly. "Rico will be waiting with the Venice preparations." Felix caught my hand, pressing a kiss to my palm. "Five more minutes?" "Te