Chapter 249

Tears start trickling down my face.

“Aaron, we can’t let this happen!” I say desperately. “We have to prove you’re innocent.”

“I know, Leah, and believe me, James is working on it, along

with a few other people who owe me favors. But we can’t

count on them being able to convince the Council when it

comes to the actual trial. It’s going to be a sham. They want

an excuse to get rid of me and what I represent. So when

the time comes, I need you to promise to break our mating

bond. Maybe it’ll kill both of us. But I know you’re strong and

determined. It’s the only chance we’ve got to make sure one of us goes home to Ethan.”

I nod through the tears, but it’s not enough for Aaron.

“Promise me, Leah,” he says in a gentle, but firm voice.

“I promise,” I managed to utter, though my voice is breaking

with sadness.

Aaron pulls me into him and I bury my face into his shoulder, trying not to sob.

dragged into this,” he

do anything to keep you safe. You

and then Aaron urges me to look

he says. “I’ll always love you. In this life and the

next.”

want to reply, but I’m

and kisses me gently, tenderly, and I can feel all of

too soon, and then the Enforcers are telling

I’m frozen, in denial that we’re even here and this is

leans down to kiss me on the head, and then he walks out, leaving me alone

my heart is going to give out on me

once I get all that out of my system, my

kicks in.

not going to sit here crying and let my mate be

from me.

on it and yelling until finally one of the guards they left out in the

me to shut the hell up,

will be granted as the guard

ten minutes later, the

Karolina walks in.

the commotion,” Karolina says, crossing her arms

dispassionately.

in asking to see her, but it seemed like maybe she was trying to help me in the past, and I don’t have any other good options right

to your sense

care about the future of wolves and

forward if the Council is

than carrying out actual justice?”

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