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Chapter 6

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~Darren~

The moment I looked up and saw a young lady walking out of the kitchen in her well-fitted apron and hair tied up in a messy bun, the smirk plastered on my face disappeared and my grip tightened on the wine glass.

Is that Aria? It can’t be. What would she be doing here, she is not supposed to be here. It’s been six years since I last saw her, and I thought she had disappeared completely from the earth.

My jaw tightened and I immediately straightened up in my seat, masking my thoughts with a stern look, my gaze unfazed.

I wouldn’t let her see the surprise on my face.

She kept walking towards me and stopped right in front of the table, but there was something different about her. She looked tired, yes. But she also seemed… fierce.

She wasn’t as timid as I remembered. My eyes scanned through her from head to toe like she was a threat and then our eyes locked.

“We meet again, Mr. Maxwell.” She said firmly, her voice wasn’t trembling and her eyes stayed fixed on mine.

I expected t
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    ~Aria~The cold wind bit against my skin as I drove down the lonely road, I gripped the steering wheel so hard my knuckles turned white.The dusty town of Bedias looked exactly as I remembered it, plain, dry, and almost as quiet as a graveyard. I could have bet the whole town could hear me sniffling inside my car right now.No not now, not now. Tears threatened to pour down my cheeks.I had nothing left in Houston. My reputation was in ruins thanks to my husband and my so-called sister and friend who had turned their backs on me and worst of all, I was being discarded by my own family. Staying there was no longer an option.The only place I could feel a little safety from everyone and everything was home in Bedias, where my Nana was.By the time I had arrived at my grandmother's house the evening sky was already at its peak, illuminating a mix of orange and red hues showing that the day was already coming to an end I pulled up in front of a familiar small, wooden house. It hadn't cha

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