When I go in, I see that he has started a fire in the hearth and

he’s laid out a thick blanket on the floor in front of it.

The smell of woodsmoke is both soothing and familiar.

The cabin has a bed against the opposite wall. A loft with

another sleeping area and what appear to be closets on

either side. Ahead of me is a kitchen. There’s one couch and a

table for eating.

“No running water, no bathroom. Is this a hunting camp?”

“Mostly. There’s a shower and bathroom through that door.

He points to the left. It’s an addition that you can’t see from

here.”

I’ll take his word for it.

“So, Aaron. Why are we here?”

His eyes are gold again and he stalks me.

and I’m honestly more scared

if I

yourself to me, or did you forget?”

ourselves to each other. Years ago. When we

married.”

He grunts.

forgotten those vows,

a

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I want to believe him. I want to think that he hasn’t impregnated some other woman. But how can I

trust this man?

He is ruthless.

anything it takes to secure the wellbeing

his lands. To framing an innocent-well, mostly innocent-man.

his shirt over

all the outcomes I was anticipating-murder,

wasn’t what

“Uhhh.”

Aaron laughs.

between us, at least not in

so instead of lightening the mood, his

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me more nervous.

clothes a few times before, Leah.”

Understatement.

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