Chapter 40

Aria’s POV

They say it is better to be late than never. And I had found that to be true tonight.

You may have found it weird, but I never liked the sunset. Some may have been fascinated with the brilliant purples, blues, oranges, and pink blending in a canvass-like sky. But more than the aesthetics, I hated sunsets for the message they brought.

For me, sunset signified endings, a reminder that everything would come to pass.

I rushed to the place where the Lycan Hills was situated, almost tripping over the rocks on the ground. I had to reach the place before it was too late. I knew that a formal challenge for the alpha position would always result in death. It only mattered who would it be.

“Hurry, Aria! Adrian needs you!” The voice of my wolf communicating inside my head was not helping me ease my worry. The cold breeze of twilight put a sting on my skin. But more than the cold I felt outside, I was more disturbed by the coldness I harbored inside. Why did I wait this long before