Aryanna's POV:
I watched the rice water drain into the skin, and it made a tiny whirlpool before it went down completely and for some reason it made me smile.
I turned on the tap, running water over the bowl. It had been a couple days since whatever happened between me and Ian, and I was avoiding the hell out of him.
I knew he was sorry, because he had come over in the first night after to knock at my door, and when I didn't answer, he stood there and said sorry.
He sounded genuinely remorseful, but I didn't trust him. I laughed and rubbed my eyes. I didn't trust myself.
The Alpha was acting normal, as normal as he could be anyway, but that was the problem. That was always the problem.
He acted like nothing happened. He acted like it was just another normal day, but every time I was
