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.

you got dragged into this,”

do anything to keep you safe. You and Ethan. You

then Aaron urges me to look up

“I’ll always love you. In this life

next.”

to reply, but I’m

me gently, tenderly, and I can feel all of that love flowing

ends too soon, and then the Enforcers are telling Aaron

that we’re even here and this is happening to us.

leans down to kiss me on the head, and

until my chest aches and I’m worried my heart is going to give out on me because it hurts that

out of my

kicks in.

here crying and let my

from me.

finally one

the hell up, but I demand

will be granted as the

later, the

Karolina walks in.

commotion,” Karolina says, crossing her arms and regarding me

dispassionately.

right thing 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

to appeal to your sense of

about the future of wolves

Council

carrying

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