Bad Love An Alpha’s Regret

Chapter 22

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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least a few of the council members appreciated my display of loyalty and

time of the Elders, matters of treachery

never turn a wolf over to

anyway.

the result I was hoping for

and that has to count

I can

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

ever so

intentionally gentle gesture that

to slam

from the opposite side, slides

until he’s sitting next to me and then barks,

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Aaron doesn’t go anywhere without

the vehicle with

are nowhere to be seen.

turning left Aaron instructs the driver to go right.

we going?” I

purses his

said I’d do anything. I promised. Hoping

dad.

going wherever he wants to go and not asking

could have been avoided,” he says, “If you’d

me.”

it’s my turn to make a face. I stare at him

“Oh. You’re serious.”

I am.”

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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

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