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 me.”

her eyes are glassy

bad

confide in me. She’s plotting to

aftermath

community.

my hand.

her. Multiple times.

eyes dancing around

that.

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

alpha is easy pickings.” She pitches her

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that your goal all along? To take

who you crush to do it?”

have I.

gambles and drinks. He’s wasteful. Focused

and fast women.

crimes and known for not

lost

bastard! How could you do

how and

argue with her. At least not here.

I know plenty of these wolves’ tongues

with the

on the outcome

achieve.

whole stupid idea of a divorce,

Council to be lenient.”

Yodidid this and now

to what

ower Your Voice,e

Her chest

shaking, she’s

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