Chapter 170

Aria's POV For a quick moment, I saw his eyes. Those beautiful gray eyes that belonged to Knox. But it vanished very quickly, and was replaced by that ugly red and black. I froze, my heart pounding faster, and my hands shaking. The beast growled deeper this time, crouching lower, getting ready to strike. I flinched instinctively as fear overwhelmed me. This was dangerous, and I was risking a lot being this close. “Keep going, Aria” Viktor said, without taking his eyes off the monster. “It’s working. You saw it, didn’t you? He’s in there.” ‘Mate needs us,’ Rhea said firmly in my head. I nodded slowly. “Knox… I know you can hear me.” I took another step. “You told me once you didn’t deserve a mate like me,” I whispered. “But I never believed that because I know you. Beneath everything, you’re a good man.” The beast twitched. “Remember the first time I came to your pack?” I asked, “You started avoiding me because you were scared of hurting me.” His ears flicked. I continued. “But look how