Love seeing this brotherly side of Nick where he is openly using her nickame. Sure, he might realize it riles up Leo since he is the only other one to call her that, but I love how obvious it is that he also genuinely cares for her like family.

I wonder if the atmosphere of the house will change for the better with the servants since Vivian grew up with them and we know she wont treat them poorly

I see this perspective, but I don’t feel Zamiel needs to be a romantic interest in order for the readers to appreciate how he fosters her potential. In fact, I think it could be more valuable to see her battle the power of the mark and go against it, which is something we havent seen yet. It would be interesting to see how that struggle would take place. I also think it would be beneficial and prove her to be even more powerful to see her turn Zamiel into and allie and friend. They would still have to choose each other, but in a different way ( look at Irene ans Roshan in volume 2 and where his dedication to Irene brought him). Also, On the note of Zarin- we know he truely believes in her, he obviously cares for her. Most relationships we’ve seen have taken off quickly once they met the one, it would be interesting to see how a slower progression and friendship would effect the dynamic fo the relationship if her match really was Zarin. Would the history between them change the effects? Also a little jealousy from him might be nice haha- maybe Zamiel is exactly what he needs to show him his true feelings. Heaven is the only thing we have seen so far that is pushing his character to be more than light, but a little bit of light would aslo be good for Heaven. he was the first one to make her feel less alone. Either way you go, i am fascinated by this series. I read from the first line of volume one to the current chapter in a day. I literally didnt leave the my couch and its been a long time since I left a book with my imagination still chasing threads. No matter how they choose to continue, I’m a captivated reader! What a creative and talented author!