Bad Love an Alpha’s Regret by Elise Sinclair

Chapter 19

The first few minutes consist of a welcome address and a

summary of recent laws that have been passed and put into

effect.

After that, comes the new agenda.

The Regional Collective requires dues paid for the tech protocols and contributions to help obtain files from the military-which keep packs updated on technologies and emerging tech that can be a threat to our way of life.

Then come more announcements, blah, blah, blah.

I glance nervously at Aaron.

There are a lot of wolves present tonight. Nearly twice as many as the last Council meeting. Asking for a divorce…it’s going to embarrass him.

“You can do it,” I whisper. “You can say that you want to leave

me.”

I don’t think the who or why really matters, not now. “I just

want to be free.”

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His eyes narrow. He clasps my hand and threads our fingers together. “No.”

warm and his grip

a lifeline,

at our joined hands. “This is all I

hand tightens around

you to see me. To care about

for the words. For

anything so I have

“Leah, I-”

Rise and approach the main

Council Leader captures my attention. It breaks the moment between us and I lean forward for a

and ethnicity and gender. They are among the most studied and

Karolina, speaks first. “Evidence has

financial institutions that monies,

been siphoned from a Regional Council account to yours. How do you

father sputters. He glances around

the exact amount that I switched from my

my dad’s.

Oh god.

No.

Aaron.

“We have it on reliable

attorney is preparing to levy charges against you for securities fraud. You recently offloaded

of stocks, resulting in charges of insider trading. How do you plead to

stomach rises into my throat. “Aaron. No!”

calm, while all around us, wolves gossip and whisper and my father is