Chapter 291

AARON

We take the device back to the Rathborn mansion, but I think

it’s obvious to both of us what needs to be done about it.

The drive needs to be destroyed.

It’s too powerful, too terrible for anyone to have.

I honestly don’t know what the old Roberts Alpha and Liam were thinking when inventing this.

Well, actually I probably do.

They were thinking about money, and nothing else.

They were thinking about all those billions of dollars they would get paid from the military, and how it might make them the wealthiest pack in Montana.

Still, it was a devil’s bargain.

How could any amount of money be worth your soul?

To know something you were responsible for creating would

be used to kill countless people?

Once we’re alone, Leah sets it on the desk and then looks at

me.

“I think we should destroy it,” she says, and there’s a hint of

apprehension to her voice, as if she’s worried I might disagree.

I smile at her. “I think you’re right, Leah. We can’t risk anyone else getting their hands on this. I don’t even want to imagine what the military would do with it if we handed it over to

them.”

“So, what’s the best

we just wipe the drive,

to one of the cupboards recessed into the wall

around until I find a compact

basics.

a hammer and then take it over to hand over to

like to

with a gleeful

love to!”

and watch as Leah wields the

the drive into a million

a minute or two, what was once a

worth billions of dollars

worthless pieces

the hammer to the desk and turns to me with

my arms. “I can’t believe it’s finally over, Aaron. We can put all that

tight, feeling the same relief and joy. What bits are left of the tech, I’m going to burn.

“We did it, Aaron!”

Yeah. We did.

have each other, we have Ethan,

seat on the Council so I

become corrupt again.

the

do we do now?” Leah asks, leaning back to look

me.

way

capture her lips, loving the feel of

arms.

know the things she can. stir

kiss after a moment

should do,” she says, looking happy and excited. “We should have

so happy and proud of

has become.

do something like that for

just the type of generous, kind-hearted

would think of.

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