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.”

smiles and looks almost boyish, it’s so

head and get out

phone on you,”

plan on that

a few guards positioned here,” Aaron

think that’s

“It’s them or me.”

“Okay,” I say abruptly.

shakes his head. His

someone-anyone

out of trouble,

back as

of trouble. The

find me…

gives me time to think and clear my head. Instead of going into my father’s house, I go

pokes his head out of the lab as I enter the

I’m glad you’re

know why

can venture a few guesses,”

need you to swear

stays between us. No one else. Is

understood?”

shoves his hands into the pockets of his wh

pack or my father’s.

“Of course, Leah.”

me back into his lab, then uses the computer system there to

to a cloud

He nods.

Anything connected to

the changes to our security

those access

back like I’ve slapped

this is years of my research.

pack’s medical history…”

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

sputters and I watch

Interesting…

temper. He

just take additional steps given the

comment and explanation seem to

“I’ll initiate new

ultrasound,” I

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255