Aria's POV

At this point, it almost felt like Liam and Veronica all over again.

Shawn shook his head. “But Astrid… she never stopped wanting what she had lost. She lost her parents during a rogue attack, and their death anniversaries have always been difficult for her. I think what she does is to use her grief to get closer to him again.”

My jaw clenched. I knew it. My mind flashed back to that smug smirk, and I sneered.

‘Fucking bitch,’ Jade cursed in my ...