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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clasps my hand and threads our fingers together.

warm and his grip is firm.

like a lifeline, tethering

at our joined hands. “This is all I

hand tightens around mine.

to see me. To

for the words. For him to give me a sign,

so I have

“Leah, I-”

Roberts. Rise and approach the

the moment between us and I lean

in age and ethnicity and gender. They are among the most studied and

first. “Evidence

our financial institutions that monies, in the total amount

from a Regional Council account to

father sputters. He glances around

amount. It’s the exact amount that I switched

my dad’s.

Oh god.

No.

turn to Aaron.

“We have

charges against you for securities fraud. You recently offloaded ten-thousand

insider trading. How do you plead

into my throat.

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