Chapter 59

**Chapter 59**

**Aria’s POV**

Nathan’s words dripped with authority, each syllable a carefully crafted weapon, sharp and unforgiving. They sliced through the air, a cruel reminder of the power he wielded over me, like a blade poised to draw blood at any moment.

His voice reverberated in my mind, an incessant echo that I couldn’t shake off, a relentless drumbeat that drowned out all other thoughts.

“Apologize to Sophia?”

A laugh, bitter and sharp, erupted from my lips, shattering the silence that enveloped us. “Never.”

The bitterness in my tone was unmistakable, a venom that seeped through every word I spoke. “I didn’t do anything wrong. Why should I be the one to apologize? She’s the one who struck me first. Just because you’re Nathan, does that mean you get to dictate my actions? That I should bow down to her without question?”