ARIA’s POV
I sat on my bed that evening, my face buried in my hands as shame washed over me in waves. The memory of Kai's hands on my body, his mouth claiming mine, the way I'd melted against him like I had no self-control—it all played on repeat in my mind.
What is wrong with me?
These Steel brothers were definitely planning something terrible. They had to be. I'd felt the way they all looked at me with that possessive hunger, that strange intensity I couldn't understand.
Because you're nobody to them.
The thought settled like a stone in my stomach. Of course they'd rather give their mate away than actually claim someone like me. An Omega with no wolf, no family background, no status. I was an embarrassment to them.
Everyone had always looked down on me. Why would the powerful Steel
