Lucian’s POV
With no way of knowing what this rejection could mean for Aria, I wanted to believe that she had finally come to her senses and would at last be returning home. Perhaps she realized once and for all how silly this desire for a divorce truly was.
The thoughts pleased me more than I would have thought they would. A sense of relief filled me, ignoring my internal warnings of caution.
As much as I wanted Aria to return home and fulfill her duties as my wife and the pack’s Luna once more, I could not allow myself to relax until she had actually done so.
Rejecting Matt was a good step, but it did not place her back in my life and my home.
To ensure she continued in the correct path to reconciliation, I needed to take certain steps to push her decision over the edge and ensure
