Aria's pov
I made my way slowly up the stairs to the second floor of West Cottage.
From my balcony, I watched Clara's retreating figure as she headed toward Hilltop Cottage.
A cold, hard anger simmered inside me, impossible to extinguish.
Did Clara honestly believe I would join forces with her against Ophina?
Did she truly think I was that naive?
Both Clara and Ophina were dangerous, clever women who wanted to push me out of West Cottage or get rid of me completely so they could take my place.
They didn't know that I was only a contract wife, part of a business deal and nothing more.
If they knew the truth about my paper marriage to Damien, they'd probably panic even more.
But the agreement between Damien and me was my most closely guarded secret, one I couldn'
