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

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

urges me

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

next.”

reply, but I’m too choked up.

in and kisses me gently, tenderly, and I can feel all of that love flowing over me.

and then the Enforcers are telling Aaron his time

that we’re even here and

to kiss me on the

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

all that out of my system,

kicks in.

am not going to sit here crying and

from me.

up and go to the door, banging on it and yelling until finally one of the

shut the hell up, but I demand to

as the

later, the

Karolina walks in.

you’ve been causing quite the commotion,” Karolina says, crossing her arms

dispassionately.

done the 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

to appeal to your

care about the future of wolves and the packs. How

forward if the Council is

carrying

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