Not long after that, Aria came to the room. She could smell Aurora' scent so strongly on Cris as he carried her in his arms earlier, which aggravated her even more. She was seething in anger at that knowledge, but she didn't let it appear on her face when she walked toward Cris, who was ssitting in his chair.

"You called for me, my alpha," Aria said brightly. She looked like her usual bubbly self when she saw Cris and approached him with light steps.

Cris stood up, staring ...