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Zander's POV.

I leaned back in my chair, the faint crackle of the fire in my office doing little to soothe my irritation. Aria had been at Silverfang castle for barely two days, yet she had already managed to push every button I had. Her insolence, her defiance-it was infuriating.

I couldn't afford to let her behavior continue. Control was everything, and if Aria thought she could challenge me