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JADE Everything about Aaron’s life was different from anything I’d known. I’d grown up going camping with family, staying in tents, and making bonfires every night. I was used to renting a small holiday home at the beach if my family had had a good year or celebrating Christmas at home, because being together was all that mattered. It wasn’t about what we could afford. My mom had always told me memories couldn’t be bought, and no amount of money could make up for the experiences we created as a family. She was right about all of that, but when we arrived at what Aaron called his “hunting cabin,” my jaw dropped. The “cabin” was more like a lodge, with eight bedrooms, each with its own bathroom, two living rooms, three entertainment rooms, and a bunch of other things like a sauna and a cinema that I couldn’t even wrap my mind around. It wasn’t ski season in Aspen––the summer was winding down, and the slopes, although covered in snow, weren’t open. Aaron hadn’t come here to ski. He’d come