~Damon~

I strode into my chambers and went straight to the bedroom to check up on Aria.

But I found the bed empty.

“Where could she be?” I muttered to myself scanning the room.

I had just stepped out to instruct the guards on their tasks.

“A–”

I stopped just as I was about to call out her name.

I didn't want her misunderstanding my actions again. Like she did earlier.

“Did she really misunderstand?” a rumble echoed in my head.

My teeth clenched at the question.

“Yes. I was only doing my Alpha duties,” I mumbled to myself.

“I was only being a good leader and since she's my...