Aria's POV
Everyone's eyes shifted between Damian and me.
Seeing my confused expression, Grace's eyes flickered with understanding. She'd just started to stand when we heard the staff member open the door.
"Former Alpha King, you're here..."
The moment I heard that greeting, my stomach dropped slightly.
It had to be Aldric.
Under normal circumstances, the staff wouldn't just open the door without checking first.
Aldric had returned to the country today, and from what Grace had told me earlier, he'd given her advance notice—his flight was scheduled for this evening.
She'd been worried he'd come home to an empty house, so after arriving at my penthouse, she'd sent him a message letting him know where everyone was.
Ever since Damian's attack, Aldric had only made
