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

treachery or broken laws would be handled internally.

over

anyway.

the result I was hoping for but

that has to count

more than I can say for me.

seething as Aaron keeps his hand on my arm and brings me out of the building to the car. He

the door ever

kind of intentionally gentle

wants to slam

climbs in from the opposite side, slides

next to me and then barks,

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at 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

vehicle with me.

two other vehicles are nowhere to be seen.

Aaron instructs the driver

going?”

purses his

said I’d do anything. I promised. Hoping he’d save my

dad.

that extends to going wherever he wants to go and not

have been avoided,”

me.”

to make a face.

“Oh. You’re

I am.”

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week. The man who set me up to be convicted of embezzling-only to pin it on my father.” I scoff. “You