A Clean Break

In the end, Alaric stopped because Aria asked him to.

He let go of her hand, his face cold.

Aria could tell he was angry, and she knew that anger was directed at her.

Noticing the blood at the corner of his mouth, her heart ached. She moved toward him, but he had already walked past her.

He spoke coldly to the manager who had just arrived, "Throw them out. They're no longer welcome at Lumina."

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