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.”

and

lifeline, tethering

our joined hands. “This is all I ever wanted,

hand tightens around mine.

see me. To care about

For him to give

anything so I have

“Leah, I-”

Rise and approach the

my attention. It breaks the moment between us and I lean forward

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

Karolina, speaks first. “Evidence has been

that monies, in the total

and a half million dollars, have been siphoned from a Regional

sputters. He glances around

It’s the exact amount

my dad’s.

Oh god.

No.

to Aaron. “You

“We have it on

to levy charges against

charges of insider trading. How do you plead to this?”

my throat. “Aaron. No!”

all around us, wolves gossip