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 for my

of the Elders, matters of treachery

never turn a wolf over

anyway.

was hoping for but

that has to

than I can say

seething as Aaron keeps his hand on my arm and brings me out of the building to the car. He opens the door, physically lifts me into the backseat and fastens my seatbelt

the door ever

the kind of intentionally gentle gesture that

to slam

climbs in from the opposite side,

sitting next to

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wonder what that’s about. Typically, Aaron doesn’t go anywhere without James

vehicle with

vehicles are

turning left Aaron instructs the driver

are we going?”

purses his lips bemusedly.

anything. I promised. Hoping he’d save

dad.

wherever he wants to go

of this could have been avoided,” he says,

me.”

make a face. I stare

You’re serious.”

I

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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 of embezzling-only to pin it on my father.” I scoff. “You do realize, if my father does have to testify in court, he’ll probably still end