Author's pov After explaining her situation to Ethan, Aria looked at him guiltily. "Ethan, you're right. But you know as well as I do. In New York, going against Alpha Damien is like fighting a giant. " "But Aria, are you truly okay with this?" Ethan's voice shook. "A lifetime under his control, forced to hide, never able to live freely? Even if Alpha Damien cares for you, is this really the life you want?" His thoughts went to his own mother. His father had liked her too. But it was just fondness, not love. That's why his father never divorced his wife to marry her. It led to his mother's death after giving birth to him. Now, history was repeating itself. Damien's feelings for Aria were probably the same as his father's feelings for his mother. That's what scared hi

