Chapter 166

We arrive back in Montana later that night and I’m exhausted.

But I’m glad for it, because hopefully it’ll mean I’ll fall straight into an exhausted sleep without dreams or grief disturbing me.

There’s extra SUVs in the driveway, but I don’t immediately think anything of it.

Not until I walk into the foyer and come face to face with Aaron.

We both freeze at the sight of each other.

My entire body lights up and my inner wolf is ecstatic.

This feeling, it’s like I was living in some kind of half-light, and Aaron brough the sun, warming me and making everything bright

and sharp.

Tension crackles in the air between us and Aaron’s eyes immediately glow golden.

Next thing I know, every single other wolf-including James-has fled, leaving us standing alone.

In that second, I make a snap decision, though I’m sure it’s mostly my wolf, the way she’s pushing up and clamoring to get closer

to him.

“I need to tell you something,” I blurt out into the heavy silence.

were in California. They didn’t expect you back tonight, Aaron replies, not answering my statement. “Otherwise I wouldn’t have come. I just

take a minute,” I say, wincing at

to my

inclines his head stiffly and we walk to his office, keeping an impersonal amount of

It’s good, I think

will push me to do if we get

as we’re inside. He crosses his

to think he was cold toward me,

way he’s treating me now

still not sure I’m doing the right thing,

don’t have anywhere else to turn

that were going on with Roberts Corp

my brother’s name, Aaron’s features

happily dig up my brother’s remains and slaughter him all

him?” Aaron

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father and brother wasting their money on booze and gambling and living a degenerate

mean?” Aaron asks, his brow creasing, and I can see I’ve got his

was being poured into a single, secret project on a restricted

months while you were-” He breaks off, his features hardening, as if he’s gathering his resolve. “I ran your family business

a secret, Aaron,” I reply impatiently.

secret project has a

down on the urge to bite

is bigger than

our animosity and hurt

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