Bad Love An Alpha’s Regret

Chapter 22

LEAH

The rest of the meeting is a blur.

Aaron hauls me to my feet and starts talking over the noise in the room about ‘personally conducting an investigation.’ And then, out of deference to me, he offered to pay my father’s bad debt so that the Regional Council would not be impacted

while he sorted through matters.

Which, of course, made everyone think he was some kind of

savior.

But could you really praise a firefighter for saving a burning building if he was the one who started the fire in the first

place?

No. Of course not.

And what Aaron did is criminal and gaslighting and all kinds

of twisted.

But it isn’t just Aaron who came out of the meeting smelling

like roses.

I made a good impression too, apparently. I struck a chord with some of the Elders. And they’ve granted my father a

reprieve because of it.

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the old days, loyalty was most prized because it held packs. together. At least a few of

time of the Elders, matters of treachery or broken laws

never turn a wolf over to

anyway.

I was hoping for but I’ve bought my father

to count

I can say

as Aaron keeps his hand on my arm and brings me out of the building to the car. He opens the door, physically lifts

door ever so gently.

gentle gesture that lets

wants to slam

in from the opposite

he’s sitting next to me and then barks, “Drive!”

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and I wonder what that’s about. Typically, Aaron doesn’t go anywhere

vehicle

vehicles are nowhere to be

turning left Aaron instructs the driver to go

we going?”

his lips

anything. I promised. Hoping

dad.

to going wherever he wants to

been avoided,” he says, “If you’d

me.”

it’s my turn to make a face. I stare

You’re

course, I

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me in a room with no food for a week. The man who set me up to be convicted of embezzling-only to pin it on my father.” I scoff. “You do realize, if my