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

lifeline, tethering me.

our joined hands. “This is all I

hand tightens around

to see me. To care about

here, waiting for the words. For him to give me

have a reason to stay.

“Leah, I-”

and approach

attention. It breaks the moment between us and I

main Council members range in age and ethnicity and gender. They are among the

Karolina, speaks first.

our financial institutions that monies, in the total

been siphoned from a Regional Council

father sputters. He glances around

It’s the exact amount that I switched

my

Oh god.

No.

turn to Aaron. “You

have it on reliable authority

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

of insider

my throat. “Aaron. No!”

perfectly calm, while all around us,