Chapter 114

The drive back to my family’s lands is quiet.

Aaron sits beside me, but he doesn’t make conversation. He

doesn’t hold my hand or do much of anything, really!

If I didn’t know better, I’d think he was brooding.

But that’s not his style.

He’s too volatile a wolf for that. I’m more the one to sulk and

think. Aaron is a man of action.

When I hit the second gate I get out of the car.

“I’ll drive you up,” Aaron insists.

“No.”

He curses. Then he reaches into his suit pocket. “Here.”

He hands me a small velvet bag. “What’s this?”

“Open it.”

I undo the tie string and pull out a simple gold chain. It

has a moonstone pendant on it. Hecatolite isn’t especially expensive, but it has a really pretty opalescent glow. The chain and design look old.

“I get that you won’t wear my ring or much else that I sent

over, but that was my mom’s.”

“Oh.” I rub my thumb over the cool gem.

This gift has meaning.

1 pull it over my head.

“Can you keep it on?” he asks softly. “For me.”

This man has never been sentimental before. Not about

anything.

“Uh, okay.”

looks almost boyish, it’s so

my head and get out of

phone on you,”

plan on that

a few guards

that’s

“It’s them or me.”

“Okay,” I say abruptly.

head. His smile is wry

to someone-anyone other than him-rather

out of

step back as

stay out of trouble. The problem is, trouble

find me…

the main packhouse gives me time to think and clear my head. Instead of going into

out of the lab as I enter the

glad you’re

you know

can venture a few guesses,”

swear to me

between us. No one else. Is

understood?”

pockets of his

this pack or my father’s. decision, I

“Of course, Leah.”

his lab, then uses the computer system there

to a

He nods.

it. Anything connected to

make the changes to our security system

those

rks back like

this is years of my research.

pack’s medical history…”

And as the Alpha, it is my highest priority to better protect that

I watch his

Interesting…

temper.

know you’ve served this pack tirelessly, my friend. We should just take additional steps given the nature of my position and those who might use me

explanation

he says. “I’ll initiate new

ultrasound,”

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