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.”

almost boyish,

and

your phone on you,”

plan on that

going to have a few guards positioned

don’t think that’s

“It’s them or me.”

“Okay,” I say abruptly.

shakes his head. His smile

agree to someone-anyone other

of trouble,

step back as

trouble. The problem

find me…

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

of the lab as

I’m glad you’re

know

a

you to swear

stays between us. No

understood?”

hands into the pockets of his wh ite

my father’s. decision, I need to know that I

“Of course, Leah.”

his lab, then uses the computer system there to lockdown

a cloud server?”

He nods.

it. Anything connected to

changes to our security system

all of those access codes with

rks back

is years of my research. Archives of our

pack’s medical history…”

my highest priority to better protect that

I watch

Interesting…

has a temper. He hides it

additional steps given the nature of my position and those who might use

‘friend’ comment and explanation seem

says. “I’ll

my ultrasound,” I

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