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.

back tonight, Aaron replies, not answering my statement. “Otherwise I wouldn’t

say, wincing at the needy

happened to

walk to his office, keeping an impersonal amount of

It’s good, I think

or what my wolf will push me to do

asks as soon as we’re inside. He crosses his arms, closing himself

think he was cold toward me, but now

me now

you something,” I say, still not sure I’m doing the right thing, but

anywhere else to turn to for

going on with Roberts Corp and Liam

brother’s name, Aaron’s features

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

him?” Aaron bites

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father and brother wasting their money on booze and gambling and

brow creasing, and I can see

into a single, secret

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

a secret, Aaron,” I reply impatiently. “But now we

project has a problem and suddenly it’s

urge

than both

put our animosity and hurt feelings aside, or

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