Chapter 46: Bound by Shadows
Aria's POV
My chest heaved like if I had been running for miles when I woke up in the middle of the night. My skin still crawled from the lingering traces of a dream, a strong, scorching bond with Darius. My mark, the slight scar where our link was sealed, burned under my fingers as I touched it.
This wasn't typical.
I flung my legs over the edge of the bed and tossed off the covers. Through the window, the dim glimmer of the moon shone, casting silvery rays over my apartment. My inner wolf shifted uneasily, muttering something I couldn't quite make out.
Darius.
His face flashed in my head as the name came out of nowhere. The weight of his remorse, those penetrating eyes, and the way he gazed at me as if I were both his savior and his downfall. I hated it
