Edrick’s POV
I didn’t know what the hell came over me last night.
One minute, she was yelling at me with tears in her eyes, and the next, I was pulling her into my arms like it actually mattered. I hated that. I hated that I couldn’t watch her cry without something twisting inside my chest.
Aria Vale. The woman I was forced to marry. The woman whose name alone reminded me of everything I’d lost.
But when she broke down like that, something inside me shifted. Maybe it was because we’d been living under the same roof for weeks now. Maybe I’d gotten too used to her voice, her scent, the way she filled a room with chaos. I didn’t know. I just knew that I didn’t like seeing her hurt.
“It’s cold outside,” I said quietly. “We should get inside.”
She didn’t answer. Just nodded, her face stil
