The Alpha ensured Aria had left before he lifted his hand to touch his cheek, where Aria had previously kissed him, before finally releasing the sigh he had been trying to suppress in front of Ari.

"Perhaps the Moon's way of letting me pay for my sin, Aria. The heavens may be offering me a chance to take care of someone given to me by the universe because I failed to take care of my little brother. Because of me, we will never know what happened to him. Because of me, we will never know if he survived the ocean or not," Knight whispered to himself as he wiped his...