Chapter 6. She’s Mine

AIDAN

Coming to Vermont Pack against my will, I had expected bloodshed to follow. This pack was an enemy of mine. Cohabiting was never an option, but I’d been receiving threatening notes for the past week, and this pack held the key to uncovering what it was all about, so I was here.

I couldn’t wait to find out and maim whoever was toying with me, and all that seemed appealing until I set my eyes on her. On them.

At first, I thought the resemblance to the little girl was nothing more than a coincidence, but then she told me her name, and she wouldn’t stop talking about her mother who sounded like the woman who still held the key to my heart after all these years.

Pieces started forming in my head, but I pushed them to the side because it was impossible that after all this time, Tara was still alive and here.

Those were my thoughts, but I also couldn’t ignore the familiarity I felt with this place, and the intense need to protect the little chil