All Chapters of Her Return Was Their Downfall.: Chapter 11

Elena"What... what are you talking about?" I breathed, my pulse hammering wildly against the grip of his fingers on my neck.Aeron pulled back just enough to look into my eyes, his expression unreadable and fierce."You left your silver locket on my nightstand that night, Elena," he said, his voice silky and quiet. "The one with your initials engraved on the back. The one you've worn since you were twelve years old."I stared at him, my lips parting in shock. My hand instinctively flew to my collarbone, where the familiar thin chain had been missing for months. I had thought I lost it in the panic of running away from the hotel, or that it had slipped down a storm drain."I didn't care about Isabella's tantrums then, and I don't care about them now," Aeron continued, his thumb tracing the sharp line of my jawline. "Do you really think I would let her destroy my life over a secret I already owned?""She's outside right now, Aeron!" I panicked, trying to pull away from his touch, but h