~ Aiden
I didn’t say anything.
Not because I had nothing to say…but because if I opened my mouth, something irreversible would come out.
Vanessa’s room felt smaller than it had minutes ago. The walls pressed in, thick with her words, her confession looping in my head like a curse that refused to fade.
Lucian is Nadia’s fated mate. They’ve been bonding. They’ve been sleeping together.
My fingers curled slowly at my sides. I didn’t realize I was shaking until my knuckles started to ache.
Vanessa was still watching me. I could feel her eyes on my face, searching for something….rage, disbelief, denial. Maybe even fear. But I gave her none of it. My expression stayed blank, carved from something harder than stone. Something that hurt too much to crack.
I turned and walked past her.
“Aid
