Chapter 76: A Fractured Heart
Darius’s POV
The wind howled through the ancient pines of the Moonshine Pack’s borderlands, carrying with it the scent of impending chaos. The air was heavy, charged with a tension I couldn’t shake. Veyron’s machinations were unraveling, and with every revelation, the weight of my own failures bore down harder.
But tonight, it wasn’t Veyron or the looming battle that consumed me.
It was Aria.
She stood at the edge of the cliff overlooking the valley, her silhouette illuminated by the pale glow of the moon. Her arms were crossed, and her head was tilted slightly as if she were lost in thought—or perhaps trying to escape them.
I approached cautiously, my boots crunching softly against the rocky terrain. Aria didn’t turn to acknowledge me, but I knew she wa
