Unexpected Romance

"How's it going?" Alaric asked. "Anything you need me to help with?"

Aria said, "Nope, it's all taken care of."

Aria thought, 'This is just a tiny thing. If I needed Alaric to step in, that'd be total overkill.'

Alaric had shed his usual cold demeanor, now radiating a gentle aura that was totally out of character for him.

His transformation left everyone who knew him at the show absolutely stunned