Chapter 23: Turmoil and Tactics Aria’s POV: As I stood there I felt like my entire body was being ripped apart by Lyraeus’ words. I knew he was right but I never expected those words from him. Ryker was right as well, I should be more serious about my mission, but I just couldn’t take my mind off what he said. What does he mean by ‘He has little time to help around’? Is it related to the curse that consumes him? Would he die? He was my mate, right? As his mate I deserve to know what was going on in his life, but all he did was just block me out of his life. I walked out of his chambers as I headed for the lake, that was the only place I could find peace for my troubled thoughts. Lila was restless, it wasn’t like he rejected me but those words hurt so bad. As I sat there staring at