#Chapter 65: The First Meeting

Aria’s POV The next few days felt like a blur, my hurt persisting even with the passing days. Though, I did my best to continue on as I always had. One morning I found myself standing in the kitchen chatting with Cathy, when I noticed a calendar beside the phone. “That can’t be the date,” I said. “Huh?” Cathy asked, seemingly confused by the sudden change of subject. “Is this calendar right?” I asked, walking closer to it. “Yeah…? What’s wrong?” I didn’t need more reason to hurt, yet here I was faced with fresh pain all over again. “It’s the anniversary of Lucian and my first meeting,” I said. “You’re serious?” Cathy asked, walking closer. Lucian wouldn’t remember, but it was a day I would never forget. For me, it was the day my entire life changed. I had been a young Healer then, still in medical school, working closely with Silas on the medicine that would extend werewolf life. I’d tried to keep under wraps the nature of my experiments, but someone in t