Chapter 73: The Choice
Aria’s POV
The air was heavy with tension, the weight of unsaid words hanging heavily between us. As I stood on the brink of a choice I could no longer put off, my heart thumped in my chest. For a very long time, I had buried the truth—my truth—deeply, even from myself. There was no escaping it now, however. The decision now needed to be taken.
Darius and Killian. Both of them were standing in front of me, their eyes blazing with a ferocity that reflected the turmoil inside my heart. Although each had its own motivations for seeking the truth, their methods could not have been more unlike.
Ever the stoic, Darius's presence pressed down on every notion I had. He had always sensed that I was concealing something, and now he could see how it was gradually destroyin
