Aria
“So we meet again,” Aldren says, his gaze fixing on me.”
“You remember Aria,” Ronan confirms. “ As I reported to you, it turns out that the curious ability she displayed showed signs that she was about to change. Like her brother Liam, her shifter Gene has activated, and she has completed her first shift. As it stands, she will not only be under my protection, but she will be an official member of our pack just like her brother.”
The new man finally speaks.
His voice is deeper. Rougher.
“Has she spoken her official vows?” he repeats, like he’s testing the word.
His eyes—dark, unreadable—lock onto mine.
Something in my chest tightens.
I don’t like him, my wolf says immediately. Not at all.
I swallow, forcing myself to hold his gaze. “Not yet.”
Silence stretches for a moment t
