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.

could have hidden amongst the

wolf in the hall

handed a fountain

sign it, that would be

their rights to kill me

here and now.

and slash my signature across the bottom of the page, then stare up

think a piece of paper is going

sorely mistaken.

there has

me killed.

stage has transgressed me in a

out who it was, no contract is going to

they’re beneath me and I have far

than pander to them.

scowl, probably because they see

and I do have better things to do with my time than

Tobin says with a wave

Rathborn, know that we are

you.”

take in the way Tobin is

said those words.

some other

he is the one who is out to

reading too much

sketch a barely polite half-bow, and

wolves are gaping

Karolina returns from where she followed Leah, looking smug and I

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