Sebastian POV
Aria’s parents looked a little out of place around the large dining room table. Much to my surprise, only our dads showed up. No mothers, other than Aria’s.
The tension in the dining room could be cut with a f*****g knife.
I glanced at Elliot, then at Rowan, before landing on Lucian. They felt it. I know they did. The silence in the dining room was deafening.
“So, Aria, I hear you’re quite the student,” Lucas, Lucian’s dad, said.
“Er, I'll do my best. I’m not the greatest student, but I’m good friends with the girl who is. Heather.”
Aria looked nervous.
Alexander snorted, and Aria glanced over at her father. “She shouldn’t be in that school.”
This made me frown.
“She’s a great student, Dad. So bright.”
“Yes, the school loves it when the underdog succeeds, Alex. Don’
