Aria's POV
My body went rigid. Weakness spread through me. My eyes started burning.
And in that close space, I smelled it.
That cool, woodsy scent ... the one that was purely Damon. But underneath it, there was something else. Something that didn't belong to him.
Sweet. Soft. A hint of gardenia.
Hers. Claudia's.
That smell went up my nose, down my throat, straight into my already broken heart.
He'd held her before coming here. Kissed her. Maybe done more.
And now he was touching me with those same hands. Kissing me with that same mouth.
Disgusting.
Shame poured over me like hot asphalt, coating my whole body.
"...Damon?"
"It's me." His veins bulged. His heavy gaze landed on my face for a second, then he grabbed my jaw and kissed me again.
Claudia's scent hit me all over again.
