Chapter 12
It had been one thing to get used to having Darren around all the time. It was something else entirely to have Darren around while Aden was injured and not able to do everything he usually could on his own.
Not that he was complaining. He wasn’t. He expended a lot of energy making sure his pack was safe, seeing to other people, serving customers and contacts in an effort to make others’ lives more comfortable. Having Darren around to carry some of the load was a godsend, especially when his stitches ached more than he would ever admit, and sometimes just swallowing gave him a headache.
Darren had seemed relatively normal before he left to pick up his car at the Arboretum. He had prepared a simple breakfast for both of them, and served Aden in bed with a gentle admonishment to
