Chapter 109

When I open my eyes, Aaron is carrying me.

He shoulders open the door to his room and puts me down on

the bed.

I’m still mostly asleep so when he slides off my shoes and unbuttons my pants, I’m slow to react. When he draws them down, the letters from my dad spill onto the mattress.

“Were you carrying those the whole time?”

I’m wide awake now. “Yes. It’s partly why I was sweating so

much with the Council members.”

“Have you read them?” Aaron asks.

“Not yet.”

“I’ll leave you to it then,” he says

I wasn’t expecting that. I thought I’d have to demand some

privacy.

“Thanks.”

and closes the door behind

are cool and smell like him.

me. Then I cross

Dear Leah,

leaving today. I’m still not sure I

part of me

skin me alive

I don’t see another alternative. We’re losing wolves at

kil ling a great number of Rathborn

a matter of wills. He proposed it on a dare, thinking

it ki lls

don’t, more

how hard this decision was to

and I pray

of your own, you do a better job of it

than me.

else, remember that. And

forgive me.

and I set the note

handle ten more of these?

take a deep breath and

Aaron in his

tilts

next to me out of the way, and it’s

invitation he needs.

big beast bounds into the room and up on the bed. He curls up right

dog that’s a couple hundred pounds and with ferocious

stroke his soft

say anything. Just

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