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

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

organize for them to return‘ Aaron’s—”

to say the rest of the

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

to do

few more

them in

seem to do these days

me, considering everything

my annoyance at myself giving way to

tragedy. “The Council can’t get away with this. The only reason they went after

wrong.”

to do? Fight the whole Council? That’ll land us right where Aaron

mutter bitterly. “I just know I can’t

and I can tell he feels

answer for me.

thoughts are spinning from one thing to the next, another thought occurs to me.

search for the missing Al tech that has the potential to kill thousands if not

on my own with this massive

idea how to solve it.

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

drops his hand on my knees, squeezing

“Anything you need.”

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