The Wedding

"Are you out of your mind! What sort of request is that?" Aria shouted, angry that Damien thought he could just say something to her and she would go along with it.

Damien was surprised at Aria's outburst. Before, his Aria would always say yes to him and would never have spoken to him this way. What has happened to her? He needed to stand his ground at this; his hunger for power was not as important as the woman in front of him.

"I won't go back on my words." Damien said firmly and was about to leave when he heard her voice.

"Tristan is the only one who can find a cure for my grandmother, and you want me to leave him?"

Damien turned to her and asked, "Is that why you are with him?"

Aria frowned. Why does he sound relieved? "It's why I married him."

Damien let out a short laugh and said, "I knew there must have been a reason you were married to him."

"Is this why you came back? To ruin my life?"