HOTEL SUITE, LATE NIGHT~
Aria's POV
I couldn't sleep. Every time I closed my eyes, I kept seeing that recording of Bella talking to her father, planning to steal Mateo's entire pack like it was some kind of game.
The Council hearing was tomorrow morning and I had all the evidence I needed to destroy both Bella and Marcus in front of everyone.
Lucian had organized everything perfectly and Elder Miriam had confirmed that the neutral Council members were already leaning my way after hearing whispers about the Darkmoon situation.
I should've felt good about it. In fact, I should have felt confident and ready. But instead, I felt restless and something in my gut was telling me that things weren't going to go as smoothly as we planned.
Kira was pacing in my head, anxious and on edge. "Something's wrong," she kept saying. "I can feel it."
"You're just nervous about tomorrow," I told her, but even I didn't believe it.
