#Chapter 103: Don’t Talk About My Mate Like That

Aria’s POV My plans set, I moved through my days with a new sense of purpose. Having something to look forward to helped me maintain my focus on the events to come. No longer was I a prisoner to the past. At least, that was true most of the time. There were sometimes, unfortunately, when Lucian crept back into my thoughts. When he did, he was all-encompassing, stealing attention from whatever else I was doing or thinking. My regret was subsiding. What was done was done, and I felt that I had always did the best I could do. However, the pain of it, of all that occurred, still stayed with me, haunting me. I didn’t know if I would ever fully be able to move on. I’d wanted Lucian for so long, even long before we had actually gotten together. These past few months, I’d been trying valiantly to live on my own. I was independent and capable. Yet… I still wasn’t sure I’d be able to live without Lucian. It was like relearning how to breathe. Being with him had been so natural for me