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.”

a few measly bullets to slow me

me, and diamond

her lashes.

truth?” she demands, and a

did she find out

been trying

rising into a yell. “Did

not telling

If you die, so do

with one hand and cup her

you, the mating bond kills me. I didn’t want anyone to get it into their head that to

attacked me on Roberts lands a few days

know why!”

“Why

about this?”

me a pointed look. “It seems not telling each other things is how

can’t argue with that

sure that staying away from

her safe.

proved that my assumption was

into us with the express purpose of getting to

remember how it all went

confusion, even as the thought occurs to

looks even more upset. “Why would someone want

are any number

them start and end

Da mn it.

Leah hasn’t deterred my enemies in

done is further broken something that was

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