Chapter 40

Take me away?

“I’m sorry,” I say. “I think I’m just surprised to see you.” I still don’t know how he even knew to find me here. I haven’t seen this man or spoken to him in years. “What do you mean, ‘take me away?”” I ask.

He shrugs. “I’m thinking you might want to not be fought over like a scrap of meat for a while.”

He’s strong and handsome, and, I suspect, very accustomed to getting what he wants, at least from females. “But why? Why

me?”

His smile is lopsided and amused. “You have to know that I always had a crush on you.”

What? No.

absolutely news to me.

I was…drawn to you. It’s why you haven’t seen me

up with all of this. And seeing you out of

too much, I think.” He grins again. “But I’m not shy. And I know

stopped shortly after I married

what happened to Brian because he used to hang out and be a fixture within our pack, but Aaron refused to

about what happened

at least why he might seek me out. But I’m still not clear on how he knew to

what do you say, want to break out of here for

the place, but I try to stay focused on the conversation. “My father’s funeral

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