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Aria's POV.

I stood there, caught between them like a spectator at the edge of a battlefield, unsure of what to say or do. The weight of their history hung in the air, pressing down on me, and I realized with a sinking feeling that this encounter was far from over.

But I wasn't here to play peacekeeper.

I wasn't here to stand between Zander and Asher like some kind of mediator