Chapter 47

Aria's POV

Knox placed a soft kiss on my lips. “Rest up now, Aria. I’m right here,” he murmured softly, and I closed my eyes.

“Remember that you have training with Hunter this morning by 6 am,” he added.

Immediately, my eyes flew open, and my heart raced – I had totally forgotten. No matter how excited I wanted to be about learning how to defend myself, the fact that it was Hunter that would train me, really dimmed my excitement.

Knox’s voice cut through my thoughts. “I know you’re excited about tomorrow, but you need to go back to sleep.” He must have mistaken my racing heart for excitement, and not panic.

But I obeyed, and closed my eyes, willing myself to calm down as I tried to sleep.

I don’t know how long I lay there, tossing and turning, but some