Bad Love An Alpha’s Regret

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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He clasps my hand and threads our

is warm and his grip is

like a lifeline, tethering

joined hands. “This is all I ever wanted,

hand tightens around

to see me. To

words. For him to give me a

have a reason

“Leah, I-”

Rise and approach the main

name called by the Council Leader captures my attention. It breaks the moment between

in age and ethnicity and gender. They are among the most studied and influential beings within our

Elder, Karolina, speaks first. “Evidence has been

our financial institutions that monies, in the total

and a half million dollars, have been siphoned from a Regional Council account

He glances around nervously.

amount. It’s the exact amount that I switched

to my

Oh god.

No.

to Aaron.

have it on reliable

levy charges against you for

insider trading. How do you plead to this?”

stomach rises into my throat. “Aaron.