“Aria, come meet him!” Peter’s voice boomed with excitement. She forced a shaky smile and stepped forward, but that haunting spicy scent slammed into her like a tidal wave. Her body froze and rooted to the spot like a statue. The man turned and Aria’s heart lurched, nearly bursting from her chest.Theodore’s eyes turned to daggers, pinning her with a stare that could shatter glass. From the moment he’d sat with these kids, all they’d yammered about was Aria. Her innocence, her quiet nature. He’d scoffed at the idea of such a pure soul existing in this rotten world. But hearing more, he’d felt a flicker of relief that his niece and nephew kept decent company. Now, seeing her, that flicker died.“Uncle Theo was about to leave, but we insisted that he meet you too.” Rhea chirped, her eyes glinting with mischief.Aria couldn’t move, couldn’t breathe. Sit at a table with her boyfriend and the man she’d slept with two weeks ago? Her legs trembled, but Theodore’s voice cut through her panic
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