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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and grab an apple

the middle of the prep table.

hell are

It’s Jessica.

hair is down today and it glows beautifully,

behind her like some goddamn shampoo commercial.

probably dance on my

saddens

ask to be Aaron’s wife. But I am. And I have been for a long

snorts and then snatches the apple

the

my way, we wouldn’t just bleed you once

in which

sins.”

her.

were committed, Jessica.”

are dead. And my eldest brother.”

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

that way.”

She huffs.

You’re a

know why he even bothers to keep you around.

use to this pack. No use to

That hurts.

or apologetic for

he

be some sanctity

aren’t mated. We are

to count

it isn’t good for either of

head at me. “I don’t care about

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

being nice to her. “You’re jealous.”

it’s the only warning I

my arms as she grabs

the

slam into the pantry door and stay there on

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