Aria’s POV
The trip to Ohio was smooth and surprisingly calm. It was quiet mostly, the kind of silence that settles over people who have too much history and too many unspoken words between them. From New York to Ohio was approximately two and a half hours by private jet, and my mind was absolutely all over the place during every single minute.
I thought about the business, about the investors waiting for updates, and about the viral video still circulating. I thought about Lily and whether she was settling in with Maya back at the mansion. I thought about Julian and his mysterious, urgent trip to Georgia that he couldn't explain. I thought about Maya and Cain and whether that situation was going to implode spectacularly.
Then it dawned on me, with the sudden clarity of an unwelcome rea
