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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feel Aaron behind me before I

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crowds me which stirs my body to aching awareness. And even that feels like an insult. That I should crave this man, that 1 should want to mate and celebrate life, even as my body is

it is my imminent death

hard.

you so sad all the time? And where the hell did you

tell him. I cast him a rueful smile. Whyever would he think

tell him now?

very frustrating,

isn’t locking me away or resorting to some

other awful tactic.

dad called the main packhouse,”

missed calls from him.” When I was imprisoned my phone died and I wasn’t able to charge it.

sure you call him

computer. He has several spreadsheets up for stocks he’s been tracking and I go and sit near him so

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