ARIA’S POV

“There you are,” Draven walked into the room with quite a smile on his face. His smile faded even quicker than it came on when he realized what I was doing.

“I have to do this, Draven,” I sobbed as I spoke to him. His gaze lingered with nothing but absolute silence from his lips. I could not stop myself from crying, especially seeing the broken look in his eyes and the fact that he would not say anything made it even harder. “The kids…”

“I know,” his voice was barely above a whisper. His support was trying to stay alive even though it was clear it was...