Aria's pov "Feeling the pressure?" Talia set a glass of juice in front of me. "Don't let the pack gossip get to you. Life is hard enough without listening to what others say." I gave her a bitter smile. What did I have left to worry about anyway? People would talk no matter what. It's not like I could silence the entire pack. "Talia, can I ask you something?" I looked around and lowered my voice. "Of course. If I know the answer, I'll tell you." Talia matched my quiet tone. Something in her expression told me she already knew what I wanted to ask. "So... Ethan... did he have eye surgery?" I gathered my courage to ask this question. After all,she was Damien's chief secretary. "I don't really know much about that," Talia replied, sipping her juice while

