Aria's POV
Claudia's words kept echoing in my ears.
'If you hadn't pushed to investigate two years ago, he'd still be alive. Wouldn't he?'
'Aria, you killed your brother.'
'Aria, you'll never find any evidence.'
Every word turned into the sharpest blade, slicing my already broken heart again and again. I couldn't stop shaking. My blood felt like it had frozen solid.
My eyes turned red. I stepped toward her one slow step at a time. Tears blurred my vision. All I could see was her hypocritical face. Hatred and pain exploded in my chest. I reached out and gripped her slender neck tightly.
"Claudia," my voice came out through gritted teeth, carrying a viciousness even I didn't recognize. "How. Dare. You."
I asked her with painful hatred, my voice trembling from unbearable grief. "If yo
