Aria's POV
It had been two weeks since the incident, since the ugly nightmare that had befallen Damien and me. Two weeks since we'd crawled out of those woods covered in blood and dirt and trauma. The world had gone quiet, or maybe I'd just shut it out. All I ever did was stay in my room, away from everyone, away from the questions I didn't want to answer and the looks of pity I couldn't bear.
The house felt different now, emptier despite the people still in it. Maya had gone back to her own place with Cain, needing space from the drama that seemed to follow me like a shadow. Julian hadn't even come back to the mansion from the hospital that night. He'd gone straight to his apartment, and I hadn't heard from him since. No calls, no texts, nothing. Just silence where there used to be d
