Chapter 57

**Chapter 57**

**Aria’s POV**

Before me stood Nathan, an unexpected apparition that sent chills racing through my veins. How had he managed to find me here?

For a moment, silence filled the air, thick and suffocating, as he fixed me with that frigid stare of his—an expression that felt like a blade slicing through my very essence. His mere presence was an overwhelming force, a dark cloud that loomed over the room, casting shadows on Sophia and me.

“Even though you’ve been in prison, you haven’t learned your lesson,” he said, his voice a low rumble, commanding and cold, like thunder before a storm.

His shadow stretched ominously across the floor, engulfing both Sophia and me. I felt dwarfed by his towering figure, a wave of insignificance crashing over me. Inside, my wolf roared with anger, eager to confront Nathan, yet I knew better than to challenge him directly. He was not an opponent I could hope to match in a confrontation.

I could feel the chill of his breath hovering just above my head, a frosty reminder of the distance between us. So this is what it’s like to face him again, I thought, heart racing.