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.

Aaron gone, neither of us are okay.

just thinking about the funeral.

and organize for them to

the

take care of it, Leah,” James says in a

have to do that.”

nod, and a few

wipe at them in annoyance.

to do these days is cry.

anyone blame me,

my annoyance at myself giving way to anger toward the Council for

get away with this. The only reason they went after

wrong.”

are we going to do? Fight the whole Council? That’ll land us right where Aaron ended

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

tell he

answer for me.

spinning from one thing to the next, another thought occurs

Al tech that has the potential to kill thousands if not millions of people if it

own with this massive problem yet

idea how to

him. “I’m going to need your

hand on my knees, squeezing comfortingly.

“Anything you need.”

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