Ethan's POV
Unless... unless she'd been planning this for longer than I thought. Maybe she'd been seeing him for months, building a relationship while I was focused on the Pack and Clara.
No. That didn't make sense. Aria wasn't that calculating. She didn't have it in her to be that deceptive.
Did she?
A memory surfaced through the pain, sharp and clear. Years ago, when I'd first proposed to her, when things were still good between us.
When I'd still been trying to convince myself I could make it work with my True Mate instead of the woman I actually loved.
"Aria," I'd asked one night, testing the waters. "If I ever hurt you—not on purpose, but if I made a mistake—would you forgive me?"
She'd smiled at me, that sweet, trusting smile that used to make my wolf purr with
