Ruthless Bloodlines

Alaric stood up and walked to the window, staring out into the darkness outside.

He didn't notice Aria standing just outside the door, overhearing some of his conversation with Ruben.

From Alaric's words, Aria started to get a sense of what was going on.

As soon as she left, it was clear the Drexel family was afraid Aria might actually pull off rescuing Alaric.

If Alaric managed to return to Oakha