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

lifeline,

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

hand tightens around

me.

words. For him to give

have a reason to stay.

“Leah, I-”

Roberts. Rise and approach the main floor.”

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

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

Elder, Karolina, speaks first. “Evidence has

monies,

have been siphoned from a Regional

sputters. He glances

exact amount that I switched from my

my dad’s.

Oh god.

No.

Aaron. “You didn’t!?!”

says. “We have it on

preparing to levy charges against you

in charges of insider trading. How do you plead to

my throat.

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