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.

confide in

me-and to hell with the aftermath for my pack or

community.

my

her. Multiple times.

her eyes dancing around nervously. “They’ll execute my father.”

is a chance of that. Yes. “That is

very least, he’ll be stripped of

pickings.”

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goal all along? To take what he has

with who you crush to do it?”

No. But as the situation has evolved, so have I.

and drinks. He’s

and exotic vacations and fast women. He’s also

unspeakable crimes and known for not caring about collateral damage.

lost his way.”

could you

believe we’ve already covered the how and the why.

argue with her. At least not here. Not in front of our

looks now and I know plenty of these

concerned with the

on the outcome

achieve.

a divorce, and I’ll lend my

Council to

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