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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hard.

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

of starvation and I wouldn’t tell him. I cast him a rueful smile. Whyever

tell him now?

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at least he isn’t locking me away or resorting to

other awful tactic.

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him.” When I was imprisoned my phone died and I wasn’t able to

call him

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