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.

gone, neither of us are

funeral.

organize for them to

say the rest of

Leah,” James says in

have to

a few more tears escape.

them

to do these days is cry.

me, considering

isn’t right,” I say to James, some of my annoyance at myself giving way to anger

in my tragedy. “The Council can’t get away with this. The only reason they went after Aaron was because they were scared of his

wrong.”

know,” James says softly with a sigh. “But what are we going to do? Fight the whole Council? That’ll land

know,” I mutter bitterly. “I just know I can’t stand

he feels bad about not

answer for me.

my thoughts are spinning from one thing to the next, another thought

has the potential to kill thousands if

my own with this massive problem yet again, and

to solve

him. “I’m going to need

his hand on my knees, squeezing comfortingly.

“Anything you need.”

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