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.

answering my statement. “Otherwise I wouldn’t have come. I just needed a few things from my office

only take a minute,” I say, wincing at the

to

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

It’s good, I think

what my wolf will

you need?” Aaron asks as soon as we’re inside. He crosses his arms,

to think he was cold toward me, but now I

way he’s treating me now

you something,” I say, still not sure I’m doing

don’t have anywhere else to turn to for

things that were going on with Roberts Corp and Liam

name, Aaron’s features transform

up my brother’s remains and slaughter him all over

about him?”

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gambling and living

asks, his brow creasing, and I can see I’ve

single, secret project on

I ran Roberts Corp for months while you were-” He breaks off, his features hardening, as if

Aaron,” I reply

“Your secret project has a problem and

clamp down on the urge to

bigger than

our animosity and hurt feelings aside,

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