#Chapter 153: False Promises

Aria I hurried away from the waterfall, hoping that my posture didn’t exude all of the fear and anxiety I felt. The warriors converged on me as I approached, and quickly ushered me back to safety. Darren was waiting for me out of sight, his hands finding mine the moment we saw each other. Neither of us spoke until we were safely back in the packhouse, the border secured once more and the chief and his posse confirmed to be out of the territory. Only then did Darren turn to me. “What happened?” he asked. “Tell me everything.” I dropped my jacket on the chair, took a deep breath, and began to recount every detail of my meeting with the chief. His jaw clenched harder with each word, especially when I got to the part about declaring him the potential Alpha King and myself his Luna Queen. “You seriously said that?” Darren asked, his eyes widening. “Why would you say something like that?” I winced. “I don’t know; it just sort of came out. I guess I was try