Author's POV
The drive back felt suffocating. Victor's brow remained furrowed the entire way, a deep crease etched between his eyes that refused to smooth out no matter how hard he tried to relax.
He had reasons—plenty of them—to justify what he'd done. Sylvia hadn't exactly spelled out her plans. He wasn't technically an accomplice. He could claim ignorance if it came down to it.
But then he'd remember the look in Aria's eyes when she'd left.
That raw, unguarded trust she'd placed in him. And his chest would tighten all over again, a suffocating pressure that made it hard to breathe.
Damn it.
He pulled into the estate just as twilight settled over Crescent Moon Pack territory. The mansion loomed ahead, its windows glowing warmly against the darkening sky—a picture of d
