Chapter 19

The first few minutes consist of a welcome address and a

summary of recent laws that have been passed and put into

effect.

After that, comes the new agenda.

The Regional Collective requires dues paid for the tech protocols and contributions to help obtain files from the military-which keep packs updated on technologies and emerging tech that can be a threat to our way of life.

Then come more announcements, blah, blah, blah.

I glance nervously at Aaron.

There are a lot of wolves present tonight. Nearly twice as many as the last Council meeting. Asking for a divorce…it’s going to embarrass him.

“You can do it,” I whisper. “You can say that you want to leave

me.”

I don’t think the who or why really matters, not now. “I just

want to be free.”

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my hand and threads our fingers together.

is warm and his

lifeline, tethering

look at our joined hands. “This is all

hand tightens

to see me. To care about

for the words. For him

anything so I have a reason to

“Leah, I-”

approach the

father’s name called by the Council Leader captures my attention. It breaks the moment

gender. They are among the most

first. “Evidence has been obtained

monies, in the

million dollars, have been siphoned from a Regional Council account to yours. How

sputters. He glances around nervously.

It’s the exact amount that

my dad’s.

Oh god.

No.

Aaron.

“We have it

the district attorney is preparing to levy charges against you for securities fraud. You recently offloaded

of insider trading. How do

stomach rises into my

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