ARIA’S POV
I pushed back my chair. "Excuse me."
Of course, no one answered, but I didn’t mind. Their silence was better than another insult. Without another word or even a single glance at either of them, I stood and walked away, my footsteps echoing faintly through the silent hallway.
I didn’t even know where I was going. The corridors stretched long and unfamiliar, lined with portraits of people I didn't know.
Still, anything was better than sitting at that table with Patricia’s venomous eyes drilling holes into me.
I kept walking, letting my hands brush against the wall as I moved.
My thoughts kept moving back to the reason I ended up here in Blood Moon, being insulted by people that ordinarily, I should have never met in this lifetime.
My jaw cleanched and my fists tightened a
