LOGIN“If anything,” I added, my fingers curling slightly at my sides, “it would be a risk. If my wolf dies because of something like this…” My voice faltered for a split second before I forced it steady again. “Then I will never forgive her.”The words came out colder than I intended, but I meant every s
Aria’s POV“The man said you were friends.”My voice came out quieter than I expected, but it still cut through the heavy silence in the room. The words seemed to settle over all three of us at once, pulling us into the same unsettling thought.Damon didn’t respond immediately. His jaw tightened, hi
Aria’s POVLyra’s hand came at me fast… too fast for someone wearing heels.But I had spent the last few months running, hiding, shrinking myself to survive in a world that kept trying to swallow me whole. I wasn’t that girl anymore.I moved and her palm barely grazed my cheek before I caught her wr
Aria’s POV“What do you mean by ‘finally?’” Lyra’s voice cracked, sharp and disbelieving as she stared at Damon like he had just insulted her very existence. Her chest rose and fell rapidly, her fingers curling into fists at her sides. “I’m right here. I’ve been here for a long time!”A laugh slippe
Aria’s POVMy hands wouldn’t stop shaking.I was still gripping the steering wheel, my knuckles white, my breath coming in sharp, uneven bursts that burned my lungs. The engine hummed beneath me, but everything else felt distant, muted, like the world had been shoved underwater.I stared ahead at hi
Aria’s POVThe world still rang from the explosion of glass.My ears hadn’t fully recovered, the sharp echo of that unnatural sound lingering like a ghost inside my skull, but the silence that followed felt worse. Too heavy. Too aware.And then he stepped out of the trees.I froze.He didn’t look li
Aria’s POVFor several seconds, I just stared at Mira.Her words echoed in my head, bouncing around without making sense. My brain refused to connect them.“What?” I breathed, shaking my head slowly. “That… that doesn’t make any sense.”Mira frowned slightly, clearly confused by my reaction. “What d
Aria’s POVKade looked like he had just won the lottery.The slow, smug grin stretching across his face made my stomach twist in disgust, and for a moment I wondered if I might actually throw up right there in the middle of the training yard.“You are a sick bastard,” I told him flatly, crossing my
I frowned. “Why?”He didn’t answer, instead, he gently took my injured wrist in his hands, causing a strange knot to form in my stomach.“Damon—”Before I could finish the sentence, he twisted sharply and a loud crack echoed through the room. Pain exploded through my arm and I let out a scream.The
Aria’s POVThe drive to my apartment was painfully quiet. Damon hadn’t said a single word since we left the alley.Not after punching Kade and not after seeing my wrist.His hands were tight around the steering wheel, his knuckles pale under the dashboard light. Every muscle in his arms looked rigid







