DANTE'S POV
Finn's question lingered in the air, and I could feel his eyes on me, waiting for an answer. But what could I say?
Did I really want Aria to be with Finn? Did I even have the right to want anything when it came to her?
I fell silent, staring at the floor as my thoughts spun out of control.
Of course, I still loved Aria. I always would. But I had ruined everything—our love, our future, all of it. Linda was lying in a hospital bed, and her family would never stop blaming me for what had happened. Even if Linda woke up, this mess wouldn’t magically disappear.
Just then, as I closed my eyes, Arias' face appeared in my mind. The softness of her smile, the fire in her eyes, the way she used to say my name like it meant something—like I meant something. My heart twisted painful
