Chapter 261

LEAH

By the time evening rolls around, I’m exhausted.

I’ve divided my time between accepting condolences from pack members who’ve come to see me–at the same time, needing their own comfort because their Alpha is dead and the uncertainty over who will be our new Alpha is terrifying- and looking after Ethan.

It occurs to me that we’re going to have to have a funeral, and that sends me into a mini breakdown, somehow making everything real all over again.

James comes to find me where I’m curled up in the middle of Aaron’s bed, hugging his pillow as if it can somehow bring him

back to me.

“You should eat something, Leah,” he says gently as he sits on the edge of the bed.

“I’m not hungry,” I reply automatically, even though I know he’s right.

“You don’t have to come down,” he tells me with a slight frown.

“I’ll have the chef send something up.”

I nod absently, even though I doubt I’m going to be able to

stomach much food.

“Are you okay?” James asks after a few silent moments, and

we both kind of smile sadly because we know that’s a dumb

question.

neither of

thinking about the funeral.

and organize for them to

swallow, unable to say the rest of

of it, Leah,” James says in

have to do

and a few more tears escape.

them in

do these days is

anyone blame me, considering everything

right,” I say to James, some of my annoyance at myself giving way to anger toward

The only reason they went after Aaron was

wrong.”

what are we going to

bitterly. “I just know I can’t stand to watch them get

tell he feels bad about not

answer for me.

from one thing

Al tech that has the potential to kill thousands

this massive problem yet

to

him. “I’m going to need your

his hand on my knees, squeezing

“Anything you need.”

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