Leah hurries toward me, and I can see she’s pale and confused about all the carnage she’s found on this mountain.

The place where I brought her for a romantic getaway when things between us were beginning to change.

The place where she almost died on me the first time, because I had no idea her fragile human body was dying from cancer,

At this point, I’m not even surprised James brought her here, though I do shoot him an angry look, which he shrugs off as if to say it’s my own fault.

He’s probably not wrong.

And maybe this is better.

Maybe by Leah seeing the lengths our enemies are willing to go to in order to strike against me, she’ll better understand why I did what I needed to do.

“Aaron,” she whispers as she stops in front of me. “What happened here?”

“Our enemies attacked,” I said. “Maybe Tobin, because he knew I wouldn’t be here, and wouldn’t be able to stop this from happening”

“Stop what from happening?” Leah asks me in confusion.

so she can

another look of confusion,

the sight of more

And Lillian

nanny doing here?” she asks, shaking her head sadly. “And why would

the words are stuck in

I could do anything to save her from the pain she’s

then something catches her eye

Lillian put

go d!” Leah gushes, and immediately, tears stream down her

he is beautiful,” I reply, and she looks up

notices the door to the nursery standing open,

slower pace, stopping in the doorway as she stands in the middle of

it all in, she reaches into the crib and reverently picks

to her face, and scents her son for the first

of love and longing

and I can see the truth dawning on her features. “This scent is fresh. From

I reply, because what else is there

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