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.

into this,” he says, his voice rough.

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

and then Aaron urges me

love you. In this

next.”

want to reply, but I’m too choked

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

the Enforcers are telling Aaron his

denial that we’re even here and

one last murmured goodbye, leans down to kiss me on the head, and then he walks out, leaving me alone in that sparse

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

that out of my

kicks in.

going to sit here crying and let my mate

from me.

until finally one

shut the hell up, but

not sure whether my request will be granted as the guard glares at me and then

ten minutes later, the

Karolina walks in.

quite the commotion,” Karolina says, crossing her arms and

dispassionately.

it seemed like maybe she was trying to

I want to appeal to your sense of

future of wolves and

the Council is

carrying out

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