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

face is pale and her eyes

don’t feel bad about that.

lied. She’s refused to confide

me-and to hell with the aftermath for my

community.

forced my hand.

her.

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

is a chance of that. Yes. “That

least, he’ll be stripped of his title.

easy pickings.” She pitches her voice lower

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goal all along? To take what he has and to

crush to

not my primary objective. No. But as the situation has evolved, so have

and drinks. He’s

and fast women. He’s

of unspeakable crimes and known for not caring about collateral damage.

father lost his

How could

the how and

to argue with her. At least not here. Not in front of

I know plenty of these wolves’

not concerned with the gossip.

focused on the outcome that

achieve.

of a divorce,

for the Council to be

necedolousy Yodidid this and now

to what blackokairhe?!!?”

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seething. Her chest risesearch to

she’s sosopseselt hengightens the cator

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