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.

She’s refused to confide in me. She’s

to hell with the aftermath for my

community.

my hand.

warned her. Multiple

whispers, her eyes dancing around nervously. “They’ll execute my

is a chance of that. Yes. “That is a possibility.”

the very least, he’ll be stripped of his title.

alpha is easy pickings.”

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all along? To take what he

with who you crush

primary objective. No. But as the situation has evolved, so have I. “It’s not

gambles and drinks. He’s wasteful.

vacations and fast women. He’s also

Capable of unspeakable crimes and known for not caring about

father lost

bastard! How could you do

covered the how and the why. I’m not

not here. Not

looks now and I know plenty of these wolves’ tongues will

not concerned with the

outcome that

achieve.

of a divorce, and I’ll lend

the Council to be lenient.”

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