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.”

and looks almost boyish,

my head and

on you,” he tells

plan on that

going to have a few

that’s a

“It’s them or me.”

“Okay,” I say abruptly.

his head. His smile

to someone-anyone

of

step back as he

to stay out of trouble. The

find me…

packhouse gives me time to think and clear my head.

the

I’m glad you’re

know

a few guesses,” he

need you to swear to me that any

between us. No one else.

understood?”

pockets of his wh

this pack or my father’s. decision, I need

“Of course, Leah.”

lab, then uses the computer

to a cloud server?”

He nods.

to the web can be

changes to our security system and

those access codes with

rks back like I’ve

years of my

pack’s medical history…”

the Alpha, it is my highest priority to

I watch his eyes

Interesting…

has a temper. He hides it

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

‘friend’ comment and explanation

he says. “I’ll initiate new

my ultrasound,”

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