Xander's POV I kept twirling the glass of wine in my hand while watching everyone at the table discuss amongst themselves. Their conversations were boring same old questions with fake laughter, I wasn’t interested and it showed. I could feel Aria's eyes from where she sat and directed my gaze towards her. Our eyes met and I held her gaze, staring intently at her while wondering what might be going on in her mind. The sound of someone announcing the time for toast made me turn away from her. As the toast was being made, I stared ahead of the table and my attention was instantly drawn towards someone who was sitting at a different table at the farthest end of the room. She was an elderly woman, her hair was tied in a neat bun which made her coal-black eyes stand out. But that was

