LOGINDamon’s POVFor the first time in weeks, I wasn't working. No patrol reports, no council meetings, no elders trying to force decisions onto my desk. Just Aria.I had made that decision the night before and refused to let anything interfere with it, though unfortunately Aria was currently trying to.
For a moment, he just stared at me then, slowly, his expression softened again, like he was slipping back into a version of himself that knew how to win me over.“You’re really choosing him,” he said quietly. “After everything I did for you?”I let out a short, humorless laugh. “You didn’t do anythi
Aria’s POVThe infirmary was too quiet, not peaceful—never peaceful—but had this kind of silence that felt forced, like the walls themselves were holding their breath. The smell of antiseptic was sharp enough to sting my nose the moment I stepped inside, and for a second I almost turned back.Almost
For a moment, he just stared at me then, slowly, his expression softened again, like he was slipping back into a version of himself that knew how to win me over.“You’re really choosing him,” he said quietly. “After everything I did for you?”I let out a short, humorless laugh. “You didn’t do anythi
Aria’s POVThe infirmary was too quiet, not peaceful—never peaceful—but had this kind of silence that felt forced, like the walls themselves were holding their breath. The smell of antiseptic was sharp enough to sting my nose the moment I stepped inside, and for a second I almost turned back.Almost
Aria's POVThe feeling wouldn't leave, it followed me through lunch, through the reports stacked on my desk, through every conversation I barely paid attention to and no matter how many times I reminded myself that Damon could handle himself, that he had survived far worse than a day spent with Kade
Damon rubbed his hand up and down my thigh. “Put it in by yourself.” I couldn't help but hesitate, my fingers twitching on the smooth expanse of his chest slick with sweat. My thighs were already burning just from the thought of it, but I could still feel the way my pussy ached and clenched around
Aria’s POVSecond later, Damon was between my legs, sucking, and nibbling on my clit with a pace and precision that had me screaming the walls down. I bucked off the bed a number of times, my thighs shaking from sheer pleasure and when I came, it was blissful. He pulled himself up, kissing me unti
“Aria.”Damon’s voice softened when he turned back to me, and I hated that it affected me instantly. The bond stirred violently, pulling at me, reaching for him in a way that made my chest ache.I shoved it down. “No.”His expression hardened immediately. “Stop doing that.”“What?”Damon didn’t spea
Aria's POVThe rain fell so heavily that it blurred the battlefield into streaks of gray and black.For several seconds after Lex's words, I couldn't hear anything except the pounding of my own heartbeat.‘You still killed me.’The sentence echoed inside my skull over and over until it drowned out t







