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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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

Elders, matters of treachery

wolf over to humans. Not willingly,

anyway.

was hoping

and that has to count for something.

I can say for me.

to the car. He opens the door, physically lifts

door ever

kind of intentionally gentle gesture that lets

to slam

the opposite side, slides

to me and

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what that’s about. Typically, Aaron

the vehicle with me.

two other vehicles are nowhere

instructs the driver to

are we going?” I ask.

his lips

I said I’d do anything. I

dad.

wants to go and not asking too many questions.

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

me.”

make a face.

You’re serious.”

course, I am.”

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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