All Chapters of Animal Instinct: Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

After the press conference the next morning, Armand took his parents' and in-laws' bodies back to Lancaster. He made arrangements with the funeral home to take care of them for the display before the burial. He was back at his family home and advised his board of directors to keep business running as usual. He was the sole owner of both his parents' and in-laws' businesses after the incident. 

Being recognized by civilians was a wake-up call for Ari. She realized now her days will be much harder than what she had been through the past nine days. She will be running as a fugitive, not only from Armand and his men but from everyone who potentially will notice her and want to get the rewards for her return. 

What he said stayed with her. It made a lot of sense. Living on the run, hiding the truth about who you really are is a lonely way to live. She was looking at at least 10 years of that in her future, the question was, will she be able to stay hidden for that long. Even if she could, will she be able to endure the unbearable loneliness? 

She was ready to start a new life. As soon as Diego comes back, everything will be ready, they will fly off to a strange country and she will finally say goodbye to her old life. She will get a new name, become a whole new person that she already started dreaming about. She wanted to learn a new language and change herself completely. 

She was shivering on the car drive to the house. It wasn't so much the chilling air conditioner, it was her body reacting to what was coming. As if her entire cells rejected the thought of going 'home'. Pasquale turned off the air conditioner, "You have to