Chapter 24: Fractured Trust
Aria’s POV:
As Ryker walked out of the room, I hesitated. My eyes followed his retreating figure before darting back to Lyraeus, who stood at the table, his expression unreadable.
The silence stretched between us, thick and suffocating. I couldn’t take it anymore.
“Lyraeus,” I said, my voice trembling with a mix of anger and hurt. “We need to talk.”
He looked up, his eyes narrowing slightly. “Now isn’t the time, Aria. You need to go with Ryder, training calls.”
I scoffed at his words. “Now you want me to train with Ryker now? What happened to you being my master?” I asked, my voice slowly turning into anger.
He walked back to his desk, his hands running through his hair. “We have a mission ahead of us, Aria. If you need your title as Alpha and the saf
