Chapter 231-

Leah hurries toward me, and I can see she’s pale and confused about all the carnage she’s found on this mountain.

The place where I brought her for a romantic getaway when things between us were beginning to change.

The place where she almost died on me the first time, because I had no idea her fragile human body was dying from cancer,

At this point, I’m not even surprised James brought her here, though I do shoot him an angry look, which he shrugs off as if to say it’s my own fault.

He’s probably not wrong.

And maybe this is better.

Maybe by Leah seeing the lengths our enemies are willing to go to in order to strike against me, she’ll better understand why I did what I needed to do.

“Aaron,” she whispers as she stops in front of me. “What happened here?”

“Our enemies attacked,” I said. “Maybe Tobin, because he knew I wouldn’t be here, and wouldn’t be able to stop this from happening”

“Stop what from happening?” Leah asks me in confusion.

so she can walk into

another look of confusion, before going

pauses at the sight of more dead

And Lillian

she asks, shaking her head sadly. “And

can’t answer, the words are stuck

to save her from the pain she’s about to

more deeply bewildered, but then something catches her

rushes over and sn atches up the framed photo Lillian put up of me holding Ethan on the

Leah gushes, and immediately, tears stream down her face. “Aaron, he

looks up sharply. “Our

but then she notices the door to the nursery standing open, and rushes across

follow her at a slower pace, stopping in the doorway as she

in, she reaches into the crib

brings it up to her face, and scents her son for the first

expression is one of love

can see the truth dawning on her

what else is

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