Chapter 172: Chapter 172: In His Embrace.

Aria's hair slowly returned to its silvery color as her nature powers calm down, leaving the towering trees and vines motionless once again.

Aria's heart raced the moment she saw Ethan standing before her, alive and unscathed. It had been over a month since they'd last met, but the weight of that time felt immeasurable, as if they had been separated for an eternity.

Though Ethan looked slightly mature, Aria recognized him instantly.

His presence filled her with strange sense of warmth and relief, emotions she had tried to bury but now surged to the surface. Her gaze softened as she looked at him, love shining in her eyes.

Aengus, on the other hand, found himself uncharacteristically nervous, a sensation foreign to him since his transformation into a demon. Her presence stirred something deep within him, something even his darkness heart couldn't suppress.