Chapter 79– The Return

Aiden’s POV

The whiskey in my glass had long since lost its bite, just as the fury in my chest had dulled to a heavy, aching throb.

Sundown.

Eva would be gone by now. Banished from my territory, stripped of her Luna rights, but still breathing—a mercy I wouldn’t have granted if not for Elora. My daughter’s tears had stayed my hand more effectively than any enemy’s blade ever could.

I swirled the amber liquid, watching it cling to the glass. The study was too quiet, the weight of the last twenty-four hours pressing down on me like a physical thing. Eva’s betrayal. The evidence of...