Aria’s POV

The goddess’s voice answers, “Then love will be tested.”

The words echo in my head long after the light fades. My body feels weightless for a moment, as if drifting between sleep and waking, between love and loss. Then the world settles around me...cold, quiet, unfamiliar.

When my eyes open, I’m no longer in Damon’s arms or under the silver glow of the Moon. Instead, I’m lying on a narrow bed of linen, the scent of herbs and ash heavy in the air. White drapes move ...