Chapter 17

I leave Jessica and try to dispel the things she’d said from my

mind. Jessica would slide into Leah’s shoes in a heartbeat.

She’d assume the role of Luna, dedicate herself to me and

our pack and I wouldn’t have to doubt her commitment or

integrity.

She’s been loyal for as long as I’ve known her and she’s been

patient.

I don’t think that either of us expected this situation with Leah to be permanent. Certainly not when she was a minor and

then even after I married her there was always this notion

that things would not be permanent.

But as the years have gone by, my thoughts on that have

changed.

My goals have changed.

James is standing outside of the mansion and he’s pensive.

up but I can’t overlook the missteps that have been made. He moves to the driver’s side

Rover. And I stop

“No. I’ll drive.”

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but tosses

the passenger side,

to take this meeting alone,” I tell him.

can he say? He frowns. “Aaron,

I…”

know he is gutted by that announcement because it conveys

in him. But there is nothing to be done for it.

Trust is earned.

that can be assumed or demanded. And though James is my beta, I’m beginning to regret promoting him

in the hurts her

of prejudices that

that is not acceptable.

going?” he

along the borders and ensure

He nods.

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and drive off. He’s

out of the long

toward a small town for a meeting with our human CFO of the pack’s corporation. Normally, I’d take that meeting in our corporate headquarters, but what I

plan that has been a long

waiting at the coffee shop. His briefcase is on the table and he has stacks of documents in front

our normal venue,” he

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