LEAH

One moment Aaron is loving and open with me, the next I see him totally shut down when he gets a phone call from James.

It’s like watching him become a completely different person.

He becomes cold and indifferent, just like he used to be with me.

It feels like getting a bucket of ice water dumped over me.

I don’t understand what could have caused such a reaction from him.

But it must be something bad.

Something really bad.

“Aaron, what’s wrong?” I ask reaching for him, but he evades my touch.

“I have to go,” he replies, slipping his cell phone away and avoiding my gaze.

“Aaron, wait” I say, trying to keep the confusion and desperation out of my voice as he starts to walk away from me.

“Go find James and Ryker, they’ll make sure you get home safe,” he tells me, tossing the words carelessly over his shoulder, before disappearing into the shadows

“Dam n it, Aaron” I shout after him, frustrated that after everything. we’ve come right back around to this.

But I’m not putting up with it any longer.

but that won’t do me any good once he gets

I hurry into the

so he must know what’s

I’m going to find

to simply sit by and let Aaron dictate

he can do better than that. We can work as a team, and it’s so much better than the back-and-forth, unbalanced

be dealt with. They’re tossing them

our own who were killed are being handled gently, taken out to a van

that some of our men-and Ryker’s men-lost their lives defending Aaron and myself, all

not even over

and we still don’t know what happened to the Al

solve a problem, it

running off the way Aaron did just now-isn’t the answer

him of that when I catch up

I hurry up to the

gaze running over me as if he’s checking I’m not injured. “We should get you home. There’s no need for you to stay here

which he is obviously not impressed about. “You’re taking

an eyebrow, whether from my imperious tone, or my refusal to

says, sending me a nod of polite

says in an overly patient tone as he turns to me. “Aaron gave me strict instructions to take you

cross my arms. “Tm fully aware of Aaron’s penchant for giving orders that he thinks are for my own good. But haven’t I proven time and again that I’m capable of far more than anyone has ever given me credit for? I’m Aaron’s Luna. I’ve

shoves a hand

see he’s

saying, but at the same time, he clearly feels

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