Chapter 197

AARON

The commotion my words cause would be laughable under any other circumstances.

Right now, however, I’m not laughing.

It’s all I can do to remain still as Tobin and the other Elders call

for order.

Every fiber of my being wants to chase after Leah.

To explain why I’m doing this, to make her understand this is

the only way I can protect her.

I don’t plan to actually go through with the divorce.

I just need Tobin-or whoever it is on the Council trying to kill me-to believe I don’t care about Leah in the slightest and keep her off their radar.

If anything happened to Leah, I know I would snap.

And like I told her earlier, I would burn the world down.

Eventually the Council brings the Powd

and by then, the aid has brought out the legal documents apparently stating that I will not make any move against the Council to claim any seats for myself.

Really, I should get my team of lawyers to look over this.

knows what else they could have hidden amongst the legal

the Council and every other wolf in

a fountain

I don’t sign it, that would be tantamount to

their rights to

here and now.

signature across the bottom of the page, then stare up at

they think a piece of paper is going to stop me, then

sorely mistaken.

has tried

me killed.

of those faces peering down from that stage has transgressed

no contract is going to prevent

drawl, as if they’re beneath me and

than pander to them.

probably because they see

I do have better things

Tobin says with a wave of

know that we are keeping a

you.”

the way

said those words.

other threat layered

that he is the one who is

I simply reading too much

barely polite half-bow, and then

other wolves

finishes up with some other formalities, and at some point Karolina returns from where she followed Leah, looking smug and

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