Chapter 43

• Aria's POV
• I woke up feeling more refreshed than I had in years. The bed was soft, the room was quiet, and for the first time in a long time, I didn’t feel the weight of fear pressing down on me.
• As I stretched and smiled to myself, I realized just how different things were now. Back in Alpha Logan’s pack, mornings like this were impossible. I could never truly relax, always waiting for the next demand, the next punishment.