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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At least a few of the council

the Elders, matters of treachery or broken laws would be

over to humans. Not

anyway.

was hoping for but I’ve bought my father

that has to

more than I can say for me.

building to the car. He opens the door, physically lifts me into the backseat and fastens

the door ever so

kind of intentionally gentle gesture that lets me

to slam it.

in from the opposite side, slides

he’s sitting next to me

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at the wheel this time, and I wonder what that’s about. Typically, Aaron doesn’t

the vehicle with me.

vehicles are nowhere to be

left Aaron instructs the driver to

going?” I

his lips bemusedly.

I promised. Hoping he’d save my

dad.

to going wherever he wants to go and not asking too

could have been avoided,” he says, “If

me.”

face. I stare at

“Oh. You’re serious.”

I am.”

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to trust you… the man who runs around with another she-wolf and rubs it in my face. The man who locks. 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 father does have to testify