Chapter 24

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When I go in, I see that he has started a fire in the hearth and

he’s laid out a thick blanket on the floor in front of it.

The smell of woodsmoke is both soothing and familiar.

The cabin has a bed against the opposite wall. A loft with

another sleeping area and what appear to be closets on

either side. Ahead of me is a kitchen. There’s one couch and a

table for eating.

“No running water, no bathroom. Is this a hunting camp?”

“Mostly. There’s a shower and bathroom through that door.

He points to the left. It’s an addition that you can’t see from

here.”

I’ll take his word for it.

“So, Aaron. Why are we here?”

His eyes are gold again and he stalks me.

is nowhere to run and I’m honestly more

will happen if

pledged yourself to me, or did you forget?”

ourselves to each other. Years ago. When

married.”

He grunts.

those

a

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my gaze and I want to believe him. I want to think that he hasn’t impregnated some other woman. But how

trust this man?

He is ruthless.

will do anything it takes to secure

lands. To framing an

his shirt

the outcomes I was

what I expected.

“Uhhh.”

Aaron laughs.

us,

the mood, his laughter makes

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me more nervous.

seen me without clothes a few times before, Leah.”

Understatement.

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guess I was expecting us to argue

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