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.”

2/4

His eyes narrow. He clasps my hand and threads our fingers together. “No.”

palm is warm and his grip is firm.

lifeline,

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

hand tightens

to see me. To

words. For him to give me a sign,

so I have a reason

“Leah, I-”

approach the main floor.”

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

ethnicity and gender. They are among the

Elder, Karolina, speaks first. “Evidence has been

our financial institutions that monies, in the total amount

dollars, have been siphoned from

He glances around nervously.

exact amount that

to my

Oh god.

No.

Aaron.

says. “We have it

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

stocks, resulting in charges of insider trading. How

into my

calm, while all around us, wolves gossip and whisper and