Aria's POV
Damian was in the hallway when I came to find him.
He was just standing at the tall window at the end of the corridor, one hand braced on the frame, looking out at the dark grounds silently.
I stopped a few feet away.
"Rhea told me about Mara," I said.
He turned from the window. His gray eyes moved over my face the way they always did.
"How much did she tell you?"
"Enough." I crossed my arms. "That she was my mother's closest ally. That she helped compile the original hunter list." I paused. "That she's been in hiding for twenty years and apparently decided tonight was a good time to resurface and call my phone."
Damian was quiet for a moment.
"She reached out to me once," he said. "Three years ago. She wanted to know if I'd found you." His jaw tight
