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

to divorce

her eyes are glassy

don’t feel bad

refused to confide in me. She’s

aftermath for my pack or our

community.

my hand.

warned her. Multiple times.

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

is a chance of that.

he’ll be stripped of his

pickings.” She pitches her voice

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that your goal all along? To take what he has

with who you crush

No. But as the situation has evolved, so have I. “It’s not my fault your father

drinks. He’s

vacations and

known for not caring about collateral damage.

lost

How could you

how and the why. I’m not

not here. Not in front of our

I know plenty of these wolves’ tongues will be wagging.

concerned with

outcome

achieve.

this whole stupid idea of a divorce, and

Council to be lenient.”

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she’s shaking, she’s sosopseselt hengightens the

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