Aria's POV

“What?” I blinked in disbelief. “That’s… that’s absurd. You really allowed that?”

I stared at my husband like he had grown another head. He stood by the dresser, loosening his tie like he hadn’t just said something that should be setting off alarms.

“I had no choice,” he said, sounding too calm for my liking. “She had this look in her eyes… I wavered.”

I folded my arms, seated on the bed and stared harder. “Do you honestly think Nicholas will accept ...