CHAPTER 13

ARIA

My feet moved on their own accord. My mind was blank and my heart was heavy. The large knot in my throat got heavier by each second and my eyes hurt around the corners from unshed tears. My swollen lips wobbled as i tried to make sense of what just happened. I didn't know which hurt more. His plain and open rejection or the fact that i even asked for what i couldn't have in the first place? A thing i knew wasn't possible, even in my wildest dreams.

What had i gotten myself into? Veronica was right and after all these, she would come for me.

Aria becoming a queen and Luna of the Cosmos kingdom. I scoffed out, the sound coming off as a choke. I wasn’t born to become a great thing, it was high time i accepted that. But where did my parents go wrong? Where did i go wrong? I wasn't asking for much. I never did. All i wanted was a mate and some friends.

As i sat by the river bank in one of my multiple quiet places i spent time alone in, i looked at the flowing river, moving freely a