Chapter 270

I’m glad to climb back into the safety of the SUV with James after leaving the meeting with Ryker.

There wasn’t much left to say after Ryker made his ultimatum. He’s not going to help me get the Al tech back, not if it means moving against his mate.

I know I should heed his warning.

No one in their right mind pits themselves against the Old

Country Wolves and expects to survive.

But the tech–and whatever damage it might do is my

responsibility.

My family built it, and my family lost it.

No matter the cost, I have to get it back. Then decide whether to hand it over to the military like it was supposed to be, or destroy it and tell the military that the project failed.

“This isn’t good, Leah,” James says once we start driving.

“Tell me about it,” I mutter despondently. “But it doesn’t change things.”

“It doesn’t?” James says incredulously. “Leah, you heard Ryker. If you go after Karolina, he will come for you. Even Aaron was smart enough not to cross the Old Country Wolves.”

“In the past, maybe,” I reply, ignoring the tightness in my chest and the tears that prick my eyes. “But if he was here now, I know he’d be thinking about doing exactly that.”

God, I wish Aaron was here right now.

My entire body aches with wanting my mate.

I know I’m never going to recover from. Not until I meet Aaron

different now,” I keep going, shoving

to be dealt with later when I can

are too high. We can’t just wash our hands of this Al tech and be done with it. We have to get it back.

live with yourself if the tech got used and hundreds

millions–of people died?

it started turning it against other

rival packs? Would you still

the mirror and not feel the weight of all those

deaths?”

I

are we going

just have to

spend a few minutes mulling over my thoughts.

a few ideas start coming to me. “Is there a way to track Karolina’s car? Or better yet, her cell phone? Maybe

about my idea, but then again, he hasn’t looked happy about any

not that

Good.

feel like I’m getting

missing

a few days

checking out those places ourselves

us anywhere.

the time we

me goodnight, and we go

but he’s sleeping soundly in

room, then into

take a shower but don’t linger. I just want to wash the day

climb onto Aaron’s large mattress and collapse in the middle, dragging the blankets over

pillows.

the faintest hint of

day soon it’ll be

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