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.

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

take a minute,” I say, wincing at the needy note

to my stubborn

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

It’s good, I think

don’t trust myself, or what my wolf will push me to do

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

was cold toward me, but now

way he’s treating me now

say, still not

don’t have anywhere else to turn

going on with Roberts Corp

the mention of my brother’s name, Aaron’s features transform with

my brother’s remains and slaughter

about him?”

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wasting their money on booze and gambling and living a degenerate lifestyle? It was just a

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

into a single, secret project on a

confused. “Leah, are you sure? I ran Roberts Corp for months while you were-” He breaks off, his features hardening, as if he’s gathering his resolve. “I ran your family business for months and I never even saw a

I reply impatiently.

imperiously. “Your secret project has a problem and suddenly it’s

clamp down on the urge to bite back at

than both of

hurt feelings aside, or

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