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.

step aside so she can walk into

sends me another look of confusion,

the sight of

And Lillian

nanny doing here?” she asks, shaking her head sadly. “And why would anyone

answer, the words are stuck in

save her from

more deeply bewildered, but then something catches

put up of

stream down her face. “Aaron,

I reply, and she looks up

she notices the door to the nursery standing

pace, stopping in the doorway as she stands

the

it up to her face, and scents

one of love and longing and even deeper

and I can see the truth dawning on her features. “This scent is fresh. From just a few hours

what else is there

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