*Aria's POV**

Getting back to Elder Kalliope's office without falling apart was one of the hardest things I'd ever done. My hands were shaking, my heart was racing, and every fiber of my being wanted to run straight to Caspian and tell him everything.

Instead, I walked calmly into the office, apologized for taking so long, and sat through another twenty minutes of territorial law discussion while my brain screamed about red-marked files and professors who knew my real identity.

Hayes escorted ...