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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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 sacrifice myself

the Elders, matters of treachery or broken laws

over to humans.

anyway.

I was hoping for but I’ve bought my father

has to count for something.

more than I can

on my arm and brings me out of the building to the car.

door ever

intentionally gentle gesture that lets

to

opposite

he’s sitting next to

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Aaron doesn’t go anywhere without James or William, so it’s weird not to see one

the vehicle

other vehicles are nowhere to be seen.

Aaron instructs the driver

we going?” I ask.

his lips

I promised. Hoping

dad.

wherever he wants to go and not asking

been avoided,” he says, “If you’d trusted

me.”

my turn to make a face. I stare

“Oh. You’re serious.”

I

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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