Chapter 149

AARON

Death is near.

Liam swipes at my side and I punch him in the temple. The shot se nds him reeling and the satisfying crack as my fist fractures the bone is music to my ears. I keep swinging, punching and jabbing, with every bit of my Alpha strength

behind each bl ow.

My wolf wants out.

And he would make quick work of this traitor. But I won’t let it end so quickly.

I want Liam to suffer.

To bleed and ache and to feel every bl ow because death is too easy a punishment for

what he has done here tonight.

“Aaron!!!”

It’s James.

He’s on the floor across the room. I see a tangle of hair.

James is holding Leah’s neck. She’s not moving. There’s blood everywhere. Two of my men surround her. One holds her legs down and the other applies pressure to her wound.

“It’s done,” Liam taunts me. “Blood drips from his face. Bruises swell his eye sh ut and his jaw is a bright shade of blue. His muscles morph as his body starts to shift. I let him. Then when he lunges for me, I catch his jaw and drive it up. I let my left hand shift. I eviscerate Liam in three quick slices and then leave him to catch his own entrails. He’s gasping and sputtering, trying to heal as a wolf and shift back to a man.

But that’s not happening. Leah fired off at least four rounds

into him. Between those shots and the damage I’ve done…

I yell.

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Leah and finish what I started with Liam. They can tear him limb from limb

care.

the room and

They’re glassy with tears that leak free.

have nothing to

you…

“My hand goes to her stomach. I wanted a family. A little girl with her smile. A boy

I hold her, counting each breath as it

time is limited.

life-is dying.

love you, Leah! I love you, godda mnit,

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there. Her mo uth

drag her against my chest and

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me, Leah,” I tell her.

and I know that when she goes, when she passes from this life into…wherever… she’ll be

should’ve married

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