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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old days, loyalty was most prized because it held packs. together. At least a few of the council members appreciated my display of loyalty and my willingness to

time of the Elders, matters of treachery or broken

turn a wolf over to humans.

anyway.

hoping for but I’ve bought my

to

can say

arm and brings me out of the building to

door ever

gentle gesture that

to slam it.

the opposite side, slides across the

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

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the wheel this time, and I wonder what that’s about. Typically, Aaron doesn’t go anywhere without James or William, so it’s weird not to see one

vehicle with me.

other vehicles are

left Aaron instructs the driver

going?” I

his lips bemusedly.

I said I’d do anything. I

dad.

going wherever he wants to go

been avoided,” he says, “If

me.”

face. I stare at

You’re serious.”

course, I am.”

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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