Bad Love an Alpha’s Regret by Elise Sinclair

Chapter 21

LEAH

Wolves don’t beg.

They don’t grovel or back down,

A pack’s value comes from its strength.

I tilt my chin up.

I may be on my knees, but it doesn’t make me weak.

My will is strong. So is my willingness to fix this mess I’ve made.

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If Aaron won’t be reasonable then I will rely on the mercy of this Council.

“Ma’am Karolina, are we not all wolves?” I say.

Her lips purse. It’s a not so subtle reminder that everyone here is a wolf-except me.

“Our numbers are low,” I press on. “Our strength is tied to our

unity as a species. There must be justice, yes, but also mercy

and understanding so that every member of every pack might thrive. So that we can prosper as a species.”

She inclines her head encouraging me to continue.

maybe in making this sacrifice, I can give my life greater

this reason-for the betterment of our collective packs-1,

member Karolina

tribute in place of my

body!”

AARON

Leah gasps.

the hell are you doing?” I ask her.

Council. “Alpha Aaron

tribute in my father’s stead, and I

can attest, I sometimes make mistakes with

accounting.”

it

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I’m

of divorce she may have been harboring.

washes over me

her knees.

her choose

want to twist my hands in her hair and hold her

into her

this room-in this world-will know she belongs

that I’ll ever do

more than a

nearly led us to ruin with his obsession with my mother. A mating bond is nothing more than a

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chain that brings only hardship

suffering.