LOGINFor 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
Aria’s POVSomething in me refused to settle and I know that it wasn’t exactly panic, but if it was, it wasn’t the mind that made you shake or lose breath. It was quieter than that, sharper too, like a thread pulled too tight under my skin, waiting to snap the moment I stopped paying attention. Dam
“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 the hell is going on here?!”The courtyard froze.It was as if the air itself had been ripped apart and forced to still under the weight of that voice. Every whisper died mid-breath. Every shifting foot stilled against the stone.My heart stuttered painfully in my chest.Damon.Reli







