Chapter 10
When Oliver didn’t balk at Aden’s suggestion to meet at the National Arboretum, he almost canceled the whole idea. Darren certainly wouldn’t have objected. He was still very unhappy about the plan in the first place. But Aden wanted neutral territory where he would be free to shift if he had to, and at over four hundred acres, the Arboretum was his best option.
He simply had to remember that if he had freedom to shift, so did Oliver. Considering how devious Oliver had been so far, Aden fully expected he would.
The one thing he wouldn’t do was take any silver weapons. Silver bullets or blades could be used against him. As much as Darren kept advocating for them, Aden refused to give Oliver any more ammunition than he already had. The one concession he made was planting a few w
