Chapter 40: Loyalty
(Aria's POV)
The morning sun cast long beams of light through the windows of the Storm Pack house. The faint warmth did nothing to alleviate the tension blanketing the room.
Alexander was seated across from me, his steel-blue eyes staring intently at my face. His expression was a mixture of weariness and hostility.
"About last night," he started, his voice rough and laced with unspoken anger. He shifted in his seat, his gaze dropping for a moment before snapping back to mine. "Something is bothering me. Something I can’t ignore."
I raised an eyebrow but kept my voice calm. "Is this about the moon wine? Strange memories are common after drinking too much of it."
His jaw tightened, and his lips curled into a bitter smirk. "No. What I remember is not strange. I
