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 me.

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

hand tightens

see me. To care

the words. For him to give

have

“Leah, I-”

approach

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

range in age and ethnicity and gender. They are among the most studied and influential beings within our

first. “Evidence has been

institutions that monies, in the total

have been siphoned from a Regional Council account

sputters. He

amount that I switched from my

my dad’s.

Oh god.

No.

Aaron. “You

“We have it on reliable authority

against

stocks, resulting in charges of insider trading. How

stomach rises into my throat. “Aaron. No!”

all around us, wolves gossip and whisper and my