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

pale and her eyes

bad about that.

confide in me. She’s plotting

to hell with the aftermath for my pack

community.

my

her. Multiple times.

them,” she whispers, her eyes dancing around nervously. “They’ll execute my

a chance of that. Yes. “That is a

least, he’ll be stripped of his

is easy pickings.” She pitches her voice lower

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your goal all along? To

you crush to do

the situation has evolved, so have

Roberts gambles and drinks. He’s wasteful. Focused on

and exotic vacations and fast

unspeakable crimes and known for not caring

lost his way.”

How could you do

already covered the how and the why.

not here. Not

and I know plenty of these wolves’ tongues

not concerned with

focused on the outcome that my

achieve.

stupid idea of a divorce, and I’ll lend

the Council

insane?” She’s in necedolousy Yodidid this

to what blackokairhe?!!?”

ower Your Voice,e

seething. Her chest risesearch

shaking, she’s sosopseselt hengightens

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