LOGINI shook my head violently. “No.”“Aria Vale,” he said again, sharper this time. “You are no longer part of this Pack’s affairs. You need to leave the premises immediately.”The words didn’t land properly, they passed through me without meaning. All I could feel was Damon or what was left of him.I p
Aria’s POVI woke up before my eyes even opened, not because of light or sound, but because the bond wasn’t right.It felt broken, like something vital had been stretched too far and snapped somewhere in the distance. I lay still for a few seconds, staring at the ceiling as my mind tried to piece to
My hand slowly moved to my stomach, resting there through the wet fabric of my clothes. The gesture was instinctive, protective, grounding in a way nothing else was anymore.“You’re still here,” I whispered, barely audible. “At least I still have you.”My throat tightened again, but this time I didn
Aria’s POVThe cabin was farther from the Pack territory than I remembered, or maybe it only felt that way because I walked most of the distance in silence with nothing but my thoughts and the sting still burning in my chest.Lex had given me the location weeks ago—casually, like it wasn’t something
“Mira,” I said slowly, forcing calm into my voice even as my pulse roared in my ears. “Let go of me.”She leaned closer instead, her breath uneven. “You think I didn’t see it?” She hissed. “You think I didn’t notice how Damon looked at you? How he changed when you walked into a room? And Kade… pathe
Aria’s POVMira’s apartment felt colder than I remembered, even though nothing about the room had changed. The same narrow hallway, the same faded curtains that never quite blocked out the streetlights, the same scent of dried herbs she used to burn when she wanted to ‘calm energy.’ Tonight, even th
I clenched my jaw and swallowed the words and I scowled instead. Kade didn’t seem bothered in the slightest. If anything, my irritation appeared to amuse him. He stepped closer and leaned down before I could react and then brushed his lips against my forehead.The contact made my entire body recoil
Aria’s POVThe car didn’t just stop, it hit. One second, we were moving, the next, something slammed into us with enough force to jolt my entire body forward. The seatbelt snapped tight across my chest, knocking the breath out of me as the world lurched violently. A sharp gasp tore from my throat,
Aria’s POV“No plan?” I repeated, my voice rising with every word as I turned fully toward him. “You dragged me out of the pack in the middle of the night, injured, with no backup, no warning to anyone, and you don’t even have a plan?”Damon exhaled slowly, like he was already bracing himself for th
Damon wore formal black tailored close to his broad frame, silver threading along the cuffs and collar catching the moonlight with restrained brilliance. The fabric accentuated the strength in his shoulders, the deliberate confidence in his posture. His dark hair had been drawn back neatly, revealin







