Chapter 107

Aria

I can’t fucking believe this. This bastard actually has the audacity to show up in front of me—after everything.

I stare at him, my rage boiling under my skin. He looks like shit, to be honest. Like life’s been kicking his ass in all the right ways. His face is sunken, his eyes dull, and he’s lost so much weight he barely looks like the same arrogant prick who almost ruined me.

Good.

I cross my arms, my stance firm. “Didn’t you hear what I said? What the fuck are you doing here?”

Ethan stands there, shifting on his feet like he wishes the ground would just swallow him whole. Honestly, if he wanted that, he should’ve stayed the hell away in the first place.

“Aria, I wanted to… to apologize for everything,” he says, voice hesitant, like even he knows how ridiculous that sounds.

I scoff, tilting my head. “First off, how the fuck did you even know I was here?”

He swallows hard. “I… did some investigation. Found out you and your