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.”

2/4

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

warm and his grip is

lifeline, tethering

“This is

hand tightens

to see me. To

For

I have

“Leah, I-”

approach

captures my attention. It breaks the moment between us and

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

first. “Evidence

financial institutions that monies, in

and a half million dollars, have been siphoned from

father sputters. He glances around

amount. It’s the exact amount that I switched

to my

Oh god.

No.

turn to Aaron.

have it on reliable authority

against you for securities fraud. You recently offloaded

insider

stomach rises into my throat.

me, perfectly calm, while all around us, wolves gossip and whisper and