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

lifeline,

is all I ever wanted, you

tightens around mine.

wanted you to see me.

waiting for the words. For him to give me a

anything so I have a reason to stay.

“Leah, I-”

Roberts. Rise and approach the

breaks the

and ethnicity and gender. They are among the most studied and influential beings within our world.

Elder, Karolina, speaks first. “Evidence

that monies, in the

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

sputters. He

the exact amount that I switched

my dad’s.

Oh god.

No.

to Aaron.

“We have it

charges against you for securities fraud. You recently offloaded

charges of insider trading.

into my throat.

all around us, wolves gossip and whisper and my father is sputtering.