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
Aria’s POVBy the time Damon and I reached the council chamber, the entire Packhouse already felt poisoned again.The warmth from the morning had vanished somewhere between getting dressed and walking through those long stone corridors lined with whispering wolves pretending not to stare at me. Ever
Aria’s POVI woke up warm, not the feverish, restless warmth that had haunted me for weeks, but the kind that settled deep into my bones and made me want to stay exactly where I was forever.Damon’s arm was wrapped tightly around my waist beneath the blankets, his chest pressed against my back while
Aria’s POVI had barely fallen asleep when shouting outside ripped me awake. For one disoriented second, I thought I was back in the infirmary. My body jolted hard against the mattress, pulse racing, lungs tight with panic before reality settled around me again.My apartment.The dim orange glow fro
And now he stood in front of an entire pack defending me like he would burn the world before letting someone touch me.I didn’t understand it.“Kade…” I whispered carefully.His expression shifted slightly at the hesitation in my voice.Pain flickered there.“I know,” he said quietly. “I know I don’







