A Promise to Stay

Once Aria finally let go, Alaric grinned and teased, "So what, you made a bad choice picking that guy, and now you won't even let me, just a bystander, give my two cents?

"Ms. Vance, you're being way too overbearing. I'm calling you out! Of course I was jealous. If I didn't stir things up, how else was I supposed to get your attention?"

Alaric leaned in and kissed the corner of her mouth. "See? It