Chapter 229

LEAH

One moment Aaron is loving and open with me, the next I see him totally shut down when he gets a phone call from James.

It’s like watching him become a completely different person.

He becomes cold and indifferent, just like he used to be with me.

It feels like getting a bucket of ice water dumped over me.

I don’t understand what could have caused such a reaction from him.

But it must be something bad.

Something really bad.

“Aaron, what’s wrong?” I ask reaching for him, but he evades my touch.

“I have to go,” he replies, slipping his cell phone away and avoiding my gaze.

“Aaron, wait” I say, trying to keep the confusion and desperation out of my voice as he starts to walk away from me.

“Go find James and Ryker, they’ll make sure you get home safe,” he tells me, tossing the words carelessly over his shoulder, before disappearing into the shadows

“Dam n it, Aaron” I shout after him, frustrated that after everything. we’ve come right back around to this.

not putting up with it any

that won’t do me any good once he gets into his SUV and drives

into the abandoned factory

he

or another, I’m

refuse to simply sit by and let Aaron dictate the terms of my

and it’s so much better than the back-and-forth, unbalanced power

men are gathering up the bodies of Tobin’s pack to be dealt with. They’re tossing them in a pile, and I know from other skirmishes, their bodies will be taken

handled gently, taken out

of our men-and Ryker’s men-lost their lives defending Aaron and

even over after

Tobin, and we still don’t know what happened to the Al weapons

a problem,

Aaron did just

remind him of that when

say as I hurry

gaze running over me as if he’s checking I’m not injured. “We should get you home. There’s no need for you to stay here any longer. Our guys are

obviously not impressed about. “You’re taking me to

my imperious tone, or my refusal to agree with James’s plan to go

Lama Leah’s wishes,” Ryker says, sending

in an overly patient tone as he turns to me. “Aaron gave me

are for my own good. But haven’t I proven time and again that I’m capable of far more than anyone has ever given me credit for? I’m Aaron’s Luna. I’ve

a hand

see

with what I’m saying, but at the same time, he clearly feels bound by Aaron’s orders as his

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