Aria's POV
After Damian and I returned home from the Sylvia's estate, I knew I couldn't keep hiding things anymore.
They deserved to know the truth about Ethan and me. About everything.
I wasn't trying to hide it before. I just thought—what was the point?
It was supposed to be a business arrangement. A marriage alliance. Who would want to hear about my messy, humiliating past?
But now everything had changed. The Blackwoods weren't just business partners anymore. They were my family. And Damian...
I cherished him. I cared deeply about how he felt. I didn't want there to be even the smallest shadow of doubt between us.
So I gathered everyone in the sitting room and told them everything. Every painful detail about Ethan, Clara, the fake marriage certificate, Marcus. All
