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 grip is

like a lifeline, tethering

is all I ever wanted, you

tightens around

you to see me. To care about

for the words. For him to give me

I have

“Leah, I-”

and approach

called by the Council Leader captures my attention. It breaks the moment between

Council members range in age and ethnicity and gender. They are among the most studied and

first. “Evidence has been obtained

monies, in the total amount

siphoned from a Regional Council account to

sputters. He glances around nervously.

amount. It’s the exact amount that I switched from my

my dad’s.

Oh god.

No.

turn to Aaron.

Karolina says. “We have

against you for securities fraud. You recently

of stocks, resulting in charges of insider trading.

my throat.

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