ANTHONY'S POV Aria is sleeping. Even as she slept, I could clearly see the marks of sadness on her face. Looking at her in such a state made my heart ache. I sat down beside her, watching as tears fell down her flawless face. "I would make sure to get to the root of this." I told her, wiping the tears with my thumb. "Whoever did this to you,will pay dearly for it. I promise." I concluded, getting up from the bed to leave the room. "Claire." I called "Yes, my Lord." "See to it that she is very well taken care of. If anything goes wrong, don't hesitate to call me. " "Yes, my Lord." She said, bowing. As I turned to leave the room, I could feel the anger within me rising to level 100. Outside the room stood Elijah, waiting to see me. "How's the investigation going?" I asked him. "It

