Worth the Sacrifice

On her way back, Aria called Beatrix.

"How did it go?" Beatrix asked right away.

Aria didn't hold anything back.

Beatrix listened quietly, and when Aria finished, she asked, "My dad was just there. You didn't run into him, did you?"

She was worried that Aria might bump into Malachi.

'It was way more than just bumping into him,' Aria thought.

Malachi was straight-up waiting for her.

But Aria didn't