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.”

palm is warm and his

like a lifeline, tethering

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

tightens around mine.

wanted you to see me. To care about

the words. For him

so I have a reason

“Leah, I-”

Roberts. Rise and approach the

Council Leader captures my attention. It breaks the moment between us and I lean forward for a better view

range in age and ethnicity and gender. They are among

first. “Evidence has been

monies, in the total

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

father sputters. He glances

It’s the exact amount that I switched from my

to my

Oh god.

No.

to Aaron.

“We have it on

against you for

stocks, resulting in charges of insider trading. How do you plead to this?”

into my throat. “Aaron. No!”

around us, wolves