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.

2/5

grab

middle of the prep table. It’s ripe and

are you

It’s Jessica.

blond hair is down today

goddamn shampoo commercial.

dance on

saddens

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

the apple

into the compost bin.

way, we wouldn’t just bleed you once a month, it’d

there is no world in which your

sins.”

more to reason with her.

committed,

parents are dead.

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

that way.”

She huffs.

know of it? You’re a human. For the life of

to keep you around.

to this pack. No use to

That hurts.

apologetic for her

husband. If I’m being fair, he was hers to

sanctity for our relationship. Even if

We

has to count for something.

Jessica… it isn’t good

me. “I don’t care

if you think that Aaron cares, then you’re even dumber than

nice to

the

as she grabs me and

the kitchen.

into the pantry door and

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