Ariel's POV
it came as I shock to me when everything happened, I had never felt so much heartache and I managed to look at my aunt, who had been sitting beside me for some time now, he was looking at me with a pained expression, it was clear that he was feeling so much pain and I can't help it. my heart ached so badly, I wanted to feel his touch and be close to him, I felt so insecure, I attempted to hold back my tears, but I couldn't even though I wanted to, everything was hurting me so badly, everything pained me and made me have that unexplainable pain and emptiness in me, I can't help wonder why Matilda would choose Maxon over me and much worse, I love her so much and I'm ready to always stand by her, I wonder why she would end up betraying me this much.
"stop thinking about it, beca
