Chapter Eighty-Three
Aria
“Aria, Baby. Don’t hide from me.” How does he do that? How does he see into my soul? How does he read me like no one else ever has?
Not that anyone has ever attempted.
Brian was all about control he didn’t give a damn about what I really wanted. Who I was for that matter.
Mason wants to know everything about me. He seeks out every nook and cranny that makes me into me. But best of all he holds all the knowledge close to his heart, savoring it, protecting it. Cherishing all that’s me. The good, bad, and worse.
He protects me, nurtures me. He doesn’t abuse what he learns. He doesn’t turn it into a weapon to wield against me. Or to control me for his own selfish needs. Like now, the control freak in him is shining but so is the protector. He doesn’t want m
