Bad Love an Alpha’s Regret by Elise Sinclair

Chapter 20

I start to stand up and Aaron’s hand comes down on my

shoulder. “Don’t fucking move.”

But the pieces come together like a puzzle and I recognize

that I played right into Aaron’s trap.

Seeing what he wanted me to see.

Doing what he plotted for me to do.

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“The account that I thought was mine,” I whisper. “You always

had it flagged for the Regional Collective.”

He nods.

So my father isn’t wrong. I did do this.

Even if my father is spared by the Council, he’ll still be

convicted by human courts. Shit, even Martha Stewart with all her billions, couldn’t beat an insider trading rap. She went to

jail.

“Why? Damn it, Aaron. Why would you do this?”

“I already told you. Because of you.”

His eyes are cold and empty. “I’ve had this plan in place for a long time. But you forced my hand, Leah, when you

threatened to divorce me.”

Her face is pale and her eyes are glassy with tears.

I don’t feel bad about that.

lied. She’s refused to confide in

aftermath for my pack or our

community.

my hand.

her. Multiple times.

them,” she whispers, her eyes dancing around nervously. “They’ll execute my father.”

of that. Yes.

least, he’ll be stripped of his title. And a pack

pickings.” She pitches her voice

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To take what he has and to

crush to do it?”

so have

drinks. He’s wasteful. Focused

vacations and fast women. He’s

of unspeakable crimes and known for not caring about

father lost his

How could

the how and the why. I’m

not here. Not in front of

looks now and I know plenty

concerned with the

the outcome that my

achieve.

stupid idea of a

Council to be

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she’s shaking, she’s sosopseselt hengightens the cator

and changes serescenent.

her angryry

to the dominant Alphahin

faitly thisttimeoffmeed.” I shrug. “Or follow