Aria's POV
I could feel my chest constricting. I placed my hand on my chest to try to calm my beating heart.
"Aria, listen to me," Dante said, carefully leading me toward the bed so I could sit down. He took my hands in his and squeezed them tightly. "I just need you to calm down and listen, okay?"
"What's going to happen?" I asked him.
"I'll be, um, outside keeping a lookout," Gianna said, promptly excusing herself.
"I don't know yet, but my dad—my dad gave me the go-ahead to end the truce. But I can only do that if you're by my side, if you're with me," he said, placing his other hand on top of mine and looking at me like I was the most precious thing in the world.
"Dante... you already know how I—"
"I know, I know," he said with a sigh, interrupting me. "But I need you to underst
