Aria’s POV
The house had finally gone quiet from all the f****d up drama. It almost felt like a dream, because there was almost something brewing each second.
There was the kind of silence that presses against your eardrums and makes every small sound feel like something is missing.
I had no sleep at all. How could I?
My phone still sat dark on the nightstand, there was still no reply yet from my contact, but I knew it was coming. The waiting felt like holding my breath underwater. Every tick of the clock reminded me that the rest of the world was still spinning outside this room, while inside I was trying not to fall apart.
I had changed out of the emerald dress hours ago. It lay crumpled on the floor like a shed skin that was beautiful once, but totally ruined now. I wore one of h
