Aria's POV
I was upset with everything, and I didn't even know what was wrong with me. I couldn't place it, couldn't name the feeling clawing at my insides. I was all over the place, searching for things that weren't even lost, tearing through my closet like a woman possessed.
"Calm down! You're going to tear your whole closet apart!" Julian's voice came from behind me, amused but concerned. "What are you even looking for?"
I flung a pair of lace panties over my shoulder without looking, completely unaware of what I was doing. They landed directly on Julian's face with a soft thwack. He peeled them off slowly, holding them between two fingers like they might bite him, his expression caught somewhere between horror and disbelief.
"Really?" He dangled the underwear in the air. "Is this y
