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 us

about the funeral. We’ll

for them to return‘

say the rest

Leah,” James says in a rough

have to do

few

wipe at them in annoyance.

I seem to do these days

can anyone blame me, considering everything I’ve

James, some of my annoyance at myself giving way to anger

went

wrong.”

going to do? Fight the whole

“I just know I can’t stand to

tell he feels bad about not

answer for me.

my thoughts are spinning from one thing to the next,

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

massive problem yet again, and I

to

say, looking up at him. “I’m going to need your help.”

on my knees, squeezing comfortingly.

“Anything you need.”

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