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.

following his scent trail, but that won’t do me any good once he gets

I hurry into the

he must know what’s

another, I’m going

Aaron dictate the terms of my life any

team, and it’s so much better than the back-and-forth, unbalanced

talking, while their men are gathering up the bodies of Tobin’s pack to be dealt with. They’re tossing them in a pile, and I know from other skirmishes, their bodies

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

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

not even over

and we still don’t know what

like everytime we’re going to solve a problem,

up and running off the way Aaron

need to remind him of that when I

as I hurry up to the

“We should get you home. There’s no need for you to stay here any longer. Our guys are taking care

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

arches an eyebrow, whether from my imperious tone, or my refusal to agree with James’s plan to go home,

you to sort out Lama Leah’s wishes,” Ryker says, sending me a nod of polite respect, before

in an overly patient tone as he turns to me. “Aaron

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

a hand through his

see

same time, he clearly feels bound

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