Chapter 10: The Confrontation
(Freya's POV)
Aaron leaned closer, his towering frame casting a shadow over me that felt suffocating. His golden eyes, flecked with wolfish intensity, bore into mine.
Every breath he took seemed to heat the room, the cedar and citrus scent of him filling my senses and making my heart pound in betrayal.
Bella stirred inside me, her instincts pulling her toward him no matter how much my rational mind resisted.
“Tell me what’s going on,” Aaron demanded, his voice low and sharp. His words struck like a command, pressing against me and forcing me to meet his intense gaze.
I felt my walls falter. For a fleeting moment, I thought about telling him. The pressure was unbearable. The things I had tried so hard to bury in secret threatened to bubble to the su
