Chapter 9

“Leah!”

The roar echoes through the house.

Aaron is home.

And he is in a bad mood.

“I have to go, Adam. I’ll call you soon.”

“Wait! There’s something-”

I click off the phone and shove it into the back pocket of my

jeans.

Then I run down the stairs-it’s way easier going down than

up-and follow his hollering to the study.

Aaron is at his computer. He motions for me to sit beside him.

I hold my breath.

Being alone with this man…does something to me.

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I should crave this man, that 1 should want to mate and celebrate life, even as my body is eroding on

it is my imminent death that

hard.

wrong? Why are you so sad all the time? And where the hell did

locked up to the point of starvation and I wouldn’t tell him. I cast him a rueful smile. Whyever would he think I’d

tell him now?

very

me away or

other awful tactic.

main packhouse,” he tells me.

a bunch of missed calls from him.” When I was imprisoned my phone died and I wasn’t

sure you call him

been tracking and I

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