Aria’s POV
“Do you know why the Council is summoning me?” I suddenly asked.
The silence was killing me.
Rodriguez kept walking ahead without slowing down, and I hurried after him.
“I’m not moving anymore if you don’t answer my question or at least look at me,” I demanded.
This time, he stopped.
Only for a second.
“I don’t really know,” he replied. “But you’ll definitely find out once you get there.”
Then he continued walking.
I frowned.
The way he acted made me feel like I was some kind of curse he couldn’t wait to get rid of.
The thought stung more than I wanted to admit.
We passed through a long hallway lined with towering windows.
Outside, beautiful gardens stretched across the estate. The flowers were arranged perfectly, the hedges trimmed with precision, and the pathways
