#Chapter 31: Remove The Mask

Lucian’s POV As Dr. A slouched forward, I quickly realized that she was fainting and reached out to grab her before she could hit the table or the floor. She slumped into my arms, and as I held her I continued to marvel at just how very much she reminded me of Aria. But she wasn’t Aria. She couldn’t be. I’d confirmed as much at the party. While Aria had been with me, one of contacts kept an eye on Dr. A, who had been sitting in her office at the hospital. Even so, their build and features were uncannily similar. “The smell is different,” my wolf Max said in my mind. “This one has no smell.” That would be a difficult thing for Aria to fake, as would her appearance in two places at once. I needed to let this wild idea go. It simply couldn’t be possible for Dr. A and Aria to be the same person, no matter the similarities. I was only causing trouble for myself by entertaining any possibilities otherwise. Yet, seeing Aria fainted like this, her body limp, reminded me of Aria