LUCAS' POV

The party was going well. Aria was in her element. She seemed to glow with a light that was slowly hers. She worked the room, chatting up the women and giving the Alphas a courteous smile as she made sure that everyone was comfortable. She introduced people to each other, and she stopped to talk to some Lunas that she was more familiar with.

I stood in a corner and watched her light up the room with her magic. Everyone smiled when she came near, and they didn't even know it. Her energy was infectious. I kept my eyes on her at all times, not even bothering to...