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

was just thinking about the funeral. We’ll have to

and organize for them to return‘

the rest

care of it, Leah,” James says in a rough voice. “You

have to do

few more tears

at them in annoyance.

to do

can anyone blame me,

I say to James, some of my annoyance at myself giving way to anger toward the Council for the hand

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

wrong.”

softly with a sigh. “But what are we going to do? Fight the whole Council? That’ll land us right where

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

can tell he feels

answer for me.

from one thing to

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

with this massive problem yet again, and I

idea how to

say, looking up at him. “I’m

drops his hand on my knees,

“Anything you need.”

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