MONTANA'S POV

Ari stepped out from where she was standing. I could not see her at first, but now I saw her clearly.

I gasped softly, "Aria…how could you?"

"It was for the best, Montana," she said, "I could not let you wake her up or leave this place."

I searched Aria's face, maybe I will see some hurt or regret for betraying me like this, but there was none.

"So all this time you-", my words cut off because it was so difficult to make out what to say, "All this time you let me believe you were on my side?"

"Look, it is over, okay? So stupid, trying...