Bad Love an Alpha’s Regret by Elise Sinclair

Chapter 20

I start to stand up and Aaron’s hand comes down on my

shoulder. “Don’t fucking move.”

But the pieces come together like a puzzle and I recognize

that I played right into Aaron’s trap.

Seeing what he wanted me to see.

Doing what he plotted for me to do.

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“The account that I thought was mine,” I whisper. “You always

had it flagged for the Regional Collective.”

He nods.

So my father isn’t wrong. I did do this.

Even if my father is spared by the Council, he’ll still be

convicted by human courts. Shit, even Martha Stewart with all her billions, couldn’t beat an insider trading rap. She went to

jail.

“Why? Damn it, Aaron. Why would you do this?”

“I already told you. Because of you.”

His eyes are cold and empty. “I’ve had this plan in place for a long time. But you forced my hand, Leah, when you

threatened to divorce me.”

Her face is pale and her eyes are glassy with tears.

I don’t feel bad about that.

confide in me. She’s plotting to

hell with the aftermath for my pack or our

community.

forced my

her.

whispers, her eyes dancing around

that. Yes. “That is

least, he’ll be stripped

alpha is easy pickings.” She pitches

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your goal all along? To

who you crush to do

my primary objective. No. But as the situation has evolved, so have I. “It’s not my fault your father ran his pack into the ground.”

and drinks. He’s wasteful. Focused on

exotic vacations and fast women. He’s

of unspeakable crimes and known for not

father lost

could

already covered the how and

not here. Not in front of our

now and I know

not concerned with the

outcome

achieve.

stupid idea of a divorce, and I’ll lend my

for the Council to

necedolousy Yodidid this and

to what

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seething. Her chest

and she’s shaking, she’s

and changes

her

to the dominant Alphahin imene.

thisttimeoffmeed.” I shrug. “Or