Chapter 11

LEAH

I’m not going to lie, I feel a little happy.

Please don’t judge. I get it. I’m THAT girl.

The dumb one. The oh-you-got-your-heart-broke-again one.

The one who sits home waiting for him to call.

But what most people don’t know is that Aaron was the one to

sit up with me when I had nightmares. He was the one to insist

I learn to trade and to obtain my Series 7 license so I’d have a

career. Aaron is the one to stare me in the eyes everytime he

joins his body to mine.

And, yeah, yeah, yeah, I know it’s just sex.

But it’s not.

It’s more than that.

I know it. I believe it.

And deep down, I love him.

As rough and cold as he can be, I know there’s more to him

than he lets the world see.

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kitchen and grab an apple

the prep table. It’s ripe

the hell are you smiling

It’s Jessica.

down today and it

behind her like some goddamn shampoo

probably dance on my

saddens me.

Jessica. I didn’t ask to be Aaron’s wife. But I am. And I have been for a long

then snatches the apple from my hand. She

the compost

we wouldn’t just bleed you once a month,

which your

sins.”

once more to reason with her. “I was

committed, Jessica.”

parents are dead. And my eldest brother.”

mother is dead. I’ve lost cousins and kin too. War is awful

that way.”

She huffs.

it? You’re a human. For the life of

to keep you around.

to this pack. No use

That hurts.

isn’t ashamed or apologetic for

he was

needs to be some sanctity for our relationship. Even

We are married.

to count for

you’re doing, Jessica… it isn’t good for either of us.”

shakes her head at me. “I don’t

have. No one here does. And if you think that Aaron cares, then you’re even dumber than you

being nice to her. “You’re

the only

down my arms as she grabs me and hurls

across the kitchen.

slam into the pantry door and stay there on

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