Chapter 124

I spring off the table so fast I nearly break a heel.

“Where’s the bathroom?”

Aaron points to a corner of the room.

I rush over, still coughing and hoping he doesn’t smell or see.

When I get into the room I spit into the sink.

Blood.

Not a lot.

But enough.

Time is ticking. And no matter that I feel okay and the baby is growing, I’m still dying.

“Leah, you okay?”

It’s Aaron. He’s at the door. If I know him-and I do-he’s about two seconds from bursting

in here. “I’m good!”

I rinse my mo uth with water and spit.

AARON

Leah’s not acting right.

Maybe she’s shy.

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The s*x was phenomenal and she was completely exhausted afterwards, but we can’t exactly cuddle or curl up for a nap. At least not here.

There is a President’s Suite on the top floor. But that hasn’t been used since her old man started flaking off and I didn’t think she’d be as comfortable in that space.

A

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scrub my hands with

hardly recognize myself. My eyes are bright. My

like I’ve

I could pretend

had happened

to think about politics and my pack, and a baby who is going to enter a world of strife

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A

wasn’t really ‘thinking’ when I f**ked

now.

lose my mind where

mentioned children. But that is the inevitable outcome for us. I don’t care that she’s human. That alone should convey that I’m invested in her and our marriage.

L

knock on the door before Liam

to

doubt scenting that we’d had

him, seeing as how it’s his sister and all that. But I’m not going to apologize. I

board member has been escorted from the premises. All clearances have been

She steps out of the bathroom and has smoothed her hair back into some

don’t like it

moves to the head of the table and

she holds out her hands indicating that we should sit. I move to her right hand side and take the chair nearest

laptop.

cues up a picture of the

surrounding acreage

over 16,000 acres of just irrigated

could sell it,” Liam

She shakes her head.

have a different plan. She pulls up drawings in quick succession. They’re a series

residential developments. “Housing,”

but most can’t

more than

the country.” Leah pulls up another set of

in 97% of the

“So we just abandon the tech company? We have over a hundred engineers employed here as well as marketing, data analysts, consumer services…We have

between them. I can scent the anger building in Liam. I

too.

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