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 legal

Council and every other wolf in the

a fountain

sign it, that would be tantamount

would be within their rights to kill me or

here and now.

take the pen and slash my signature across the bottom of the page, then

a piece of paper is

sorely mistaken.

has tried

me killed.

of those faces peering down from that stage has

was, no contract is going to

else you require of me?” I drawl, as if they’re beneath me and I have

than pander to them.

them scowl, probably because they see the truth of

more powerful than them, and I do have better things to

says with a wave of his hand.

we are keeping

you.”

in the way Tobin is looking at me, the

said those words.

there some other threat layered

fact that he is the one who

am I simply reading too much

half-bow, and then return to my

other wolves are gaping

returns from where she followed Leah, looking smug and I

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