Chapter 206

AARON

I wake up in my bed at Rathborn mansion, but of course it

doesn’t smell or feel like my bed any longer, because this is

where Leah lay for months in that coma.

For a second, I let the scent of my mate lull me, but then I remember what happened and sit up in a rush.

“Leah!”

“I’m right here.” She gets up from the armchair positioned near the bed-the same one I spent hours upon hours occupying when I was sitting vigil next to her-and I think

there’s some kind of irony to be found in that.

“How are you feeling?” she asks, coming over to sit on the bed

next to me.

Except as soon as she’s within reach, I yank her into me, needing to feel the real, solid weight of her in my arms.

“Are you okay?” I ask her, instead of answering her question.

I have the power of three Alphas.

Short of total decapitation, no one is killing me any time soon.

Leah on the other hand…

“I’m fine, Aaron,” she reassures, hugging me back. “But I was

so scared for you.”

to slow me

back from me, and diamond bright tears

her lashes.

you not tell me the truth?” she demands, and a cold shot of shock goes through

did she find

trying to kill

a yell. “Did you really think

telling

If you die, so do

reach up with one hand and cup her face. “And

anyone to get it into their head that to get to me, they only had to

lands a

know why!”

did what?” I shout. “Why the

about this?”

look. “It seems not telling each other things

can’t argue with

that staying away from her would

her safe.

proved that my

truck crashed into us with the express purpose

I remember how it all went

to kill you,” I say in confusion, even as the thought occurs to me. “They were trying

looks even more upset. “Why

are any number of

of them start and end with

Da mn it.

hasn’t deterred my enemies in

done is further broken

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