~ARIA~

Heat rushed to my cheeks as I stared at Damon, caught off guard by his words.

My throat tightened around words that wouldn’t come.

Damon’s pheromones thickened the air, heady and overpowering, making my knees go weak and my thoughts blur.

“Cat got your tongue, Aria?” Damon murmured.

I took a stumbling step back. “You truly are a moron.”

Damon stepped closer, closing the distance I had created.

A slow smile tugged at his lips. “I’m your moron.”

A wave of disgust mixed with that unwelcome, pulsing heat twisted in my stomach.

I backed up until my shoulders hit the wall.

“Stay away from me. Until my mom and...