Chapter 51

Aria's POV

I didn't sleep that night.

Beth dozed off around two in the morning but I just sat there staring at the fire. My mind wouldn't shut off. It kept replaying every conversation I'd had with Drogo over the past months, looking for signs I'd missed.

Had he seemed guilty? Nervous? Or had he really been that good at lying to my face?

The worst part was remembering how happy I'd been. How stupid I'd felt building the school, planning our future, believing we were actually partners. All while he was counting down to the day he'd ship me off to marry a stranger.

When the sun...