Chapter 284

AARON

The drive back to Rathborn mansion goes by in a blur.

It’s almost impossible to believe that my sister is actually alive, and I don’t think I’m going to fully believe it until I see her with my own eyes.

But stronger than my disbelief is the guilt and the rage.

Guilt, because my sister has spent the past ten years locked up, less than an hour from our childhood home, waiting to be rescued.

The rage, meanwhile, threatens to consume me.

I want to go dig up the bones of Liam and the old Roberts Alpha and bring them back to life, just so I can kill them all over again.

Slowly and painfully.

Make them suffer as much as my innocent sister suffered all these years.

We arrive back at Rathborn mansion, and I rush from the SUV and into the house, calling for Emily.

However, it’s not Emily who steps out of the informal sitting

room, it’s Jessica, and the unexpected sight of her pulls me up short.

shocked to see me as I am to see

greet. “You’re

Jessica cries. “They said you were dead. I came

streaming down her face and I feel bad for her -for my entire pack-and the

sorry, Jess.” I’m sorry

more tears spilling

so I hold my arms open to

than

me or make it into anything more and I think we’re finally starting to move beyond our

healthy way.

where Emily is?” I ask when we

this, Jessica

out running…I’m not sure how well she’s coping with being back, Aaron. I mean, she’s working hard to cover it up, but it’s like you can see her fraying around the edges. I’m worried she might go rogue any time

blood runs cold at Jessica’s

going to get my sister back, only to stand by and watch her go rogue from whatever she endured, being held captive by Liam and the old Roberts

let that

whatever it

you were here-her childhood best friend-when she

nods and begins to turn away,

think. I can accept things

just hope you can find a mate and

“I

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