~Aria~

“Lady Emily has woken up,” the head guard announced.

I stilled, then felt rage—hot and painful—slammed hard in my chest.

“Emily Vesper…” My fingers tightened.

She is the reason Damon is lying half lifeless in the clinic bed. She is the reason he was absent while I was birthing his pup. She is the reason everything is messed up!

I wanted to charge to her chambers, grab her hair and rip every one of her strands off her scalp. I wanted to let my wolf out and tear her flesh into shreds. I wanted to put her in the same condition her stupid antics had put Damon—

But I...