Chapter 9

“Leah!”

The roar echoes through the house.

Aaron is home.

And he is in a bad mood.

“I have to go, Adam. I’ll call you soon.”

“Wait! There’s something-”

I click off the phone and shove it into the back pocket of my

jeans.

Then I run down the stairs-it’s way easier going down than

up-and follow his hollering to the study.

Aaron is at his computer. He motions for me to sit beside him.

I hold my breath.

Being alone with this man…does something to me.

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maybe it is my imminent death that has

hard.

are you so sad all the time? And where the hell did you go the other day?”

to the point of starvation and I wouldn’t tell him. I

tell him now?

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he isn’t locking me away or resorting to

other awful tactic.

dad called the main

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you call

he’s been tracking and I go and sit near him

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