Chapter 77

Aria’s POV

My fists were clenched tightly as I stormed down the hall. As I walked through the hallway, I could hear the whispers around me die down the moment the pack members around me sensed my foul mood.

They stepped aside, immediately hurrying off after greeting.

Good.

I was two steps from my door when a voice called after me.

“Aria, we need to talk!”

I stiffened.

Cornelius.

His voice grated on my nerves. Wrong place. Wrong time. Wrong damn person.

I kept walking, my jaw clenching tighter. Not today.

“Aria!” he snapped, increasing his voice this time.

I stopped for just a second. Then, with