Aria’s POVMy hands wouldn’t stop shaking.It was ridiculous. Ridiculously annoying, that is. Because how is it that I was capable of handling high-stakes laboratory breaches and facing down boardrooms full of sharks, but the thought of facing the judgmental stares of the Blackwood social circle had me.... anxious.I was in the kitchen, trying to rush through a quick lunch for Leo before the car Adrian promised arrived. I didn’t want to leave my son with a sitter on an empty stomach, but my mind was miles away, wondering why I ever agreed to come back here in the first fucking place. "Mama, are you okay? The carrots look funny," Leo said, peering over the edge of the counter. I would smile at his words, but I was too tired to. "I'm fine, baby. Just in a hurry," I muttered, pressing the knife down a little too hard on the cutting board.And then the blade slipped."Ow! Dammit," I hissed, dropping the knife.The cut sent a sharp, stinging pain to my index finger, and a bead of bright
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