Chapter 20

I start to stand up and Aaron’s hand comes down on my

shoulder. “Don’t fucking move.”

But the pieces come together like a puzzle and I recognize

that I played right into Aaron’s trap.

Seeing what he wanted me to see.

Doing what he plotted for me to do.

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“The account that I thought was mine,” I whisper. “You always

had it flagged for the Regional Collective.”

He nods.

So my father isn’t wrong. I did do this.

Even if my father is spared by the Council, he’ll still be

convicted by human courts. Shit, even Martha Stewart with all her billions, couldn’t beat an insider trading rap. She went to

jail.

“Why? Damn it, Aaron. Why would you do this?”

“I already told you. Because of you.”

His eyes are cold and empty. “I’ve had this plan in place for a long time. But you forced my hand, Leah, when you

divorce me.”

pale and her eyes

feel bad about that.

to confide

the aftermath for my pack or our

community.

forced my hand.

warned her. Multiple times.

whispers, her eyes dancing around nervously. “They’ll

that. Yes. “That is a possibility.”

he’ll be stripped of his title. And a pack

alpha is easy pickings.”

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goal all along? To

with who you crush to do

has evolved, so have I. “It’s not my fault your father ran his pack

and drinks.

exotic vacations and fast

known for not

your father lost his way.”

How could you

already covered the how and the

At least not here. Not

getting odd looks now and I know plenty of these wolves’ tongues

with the

focused on the outcome that my machinations

achieve.

this whole stupid idea of a divorce, and I’ll lend my

for the Council to

Yodidid this and now

to what

ower Your Voice,e

seething. Her chest

shaking, she’s sosopseselt hengightens

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