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.”

and his grip is

a lifeline,

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

hand tightens around mine.

me. To care about

sit here, waiting for the words. For

have

“Leah, I-”

Rise and approach the main floor.”

Council Leader captures my attention. It breaks the moment between us and I

and ethnicity and gender. They

speaks first.

our financial institutions that monies, in the

million dollars, have been siphoned from a Regional Council account to yours. How

sputters. He glances around nervously.

exact amount that

to my

Oh god.

No.

turn to Aaron. “You didn’t!?!”

Karolina says. “We have it

against

in charges of insider trading.

rises into my throat. “Aaron.

all around us, wolves gossip and whisper and my father