The Perfect Gift

After leaving the hospital, Aria felt a lot calmer.

Alaric silently followed behind her.

Honestly, this whole thing really got to Aria.

She'd always thought Cornelius was such a kind, gentle man, but he'd known the truth all along and still insisted Dorian marry her, pretending it was out of affection.

He called it compensation, but to Aria, he just kept it to himself even though he knew everythin