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

and get out

phone on you,” he tells

plan on

going to have a few guards positioned here,”

think that’s

“It’s them or me.”

“Okay,” I say abruptly.

shakes his head. His smile is

did agree to someone-anyone

out of trouble,

as he

want to stay out of trouble. The problem is,

find me…

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

of the lab

glad you’re

assuming you know

venture a

you to swear to me that

stays between us. No one else.

understood?”

into the pockets of

my father’s. decision, I

“Of course, Leah.”

me back into his lab, then uses

to a cloud server?” I

He nods.

to

the changes to

share all of those access codes with

rks back like I’ve

is years of my

pack’s medical history…”

the Alpha, it is my highest priority

and I watch

Interesting…

has a temper. He

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 access Pack

‘friend’ comment and explanation seem to

says. “I’ll initiate

ultrasound,”

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