Chapter 34: Blood for Blood
(Aria’s POV)
The silence of the night pressed down on me. I sat curled on the edge of the balcony, my eyes fixed on the dark horizon.
I clenched my fists, my thoughts spinning endlessly, refusing to quiet.
Insomnia wasn’t new. I’d endured countless sleepless nights, my mind drowned in memories I tried to silence.
But this wasn’t like those other nights. This wasn’t guilt. This wasn’t regret. This was something buried deep, clawing its way to the surface.
This was anger.
And I was tired of holding it back.
For years, I had protected Sarah’s secrets. Even after everything she’d done. I told myself it was because of the friendship we used to share. Because of the years we spent as sisters, or at least, that’s how it had felt to me. But love and loya
