LYALL:
I was seated on my throne, listening to the men talk about everything that bored me. I was on the verge of banging my fist against the table before me and dismissing them before I remembered Aria and immediately zoned out of their conversation.
I'd seen her this morning right in front of the gazebo. She'd opted to sit by the fountain and I was going to pretend it wasn't because Sheila had asked that she be the only one to be there.
I knew she was mad at me. She had every right to be.
Yesterday, I'd returned from the neighboring pack with only one person and place in mind. Aria and her room. But I'd been accosted by Mason and had gotten into a heated argument with him, one that had Sheila appearing before I could disappear.
She'd managed to calm me down before stirring me into
