Bad Love An Alpha’s Regret

AARON

I hate to have to break Leah out of the spell. Pull her from the warm glow of love we just shared, especially after spending precious time as a family, and seeing her get to be with our son for the first time.

But the rest of the world won’t wait.

I’m sure that as soon as the Council sorts out the mess of what happened with Tobin, Adam, and the end result of Leah becoming the Alpha of the Havelock pack, then the Council will be on our doorstep, demanding justice.

That’s why I sent James out last night to several local packs, discreetly feeling out who are my allies, and who is planning to stand against me. Tve also contacted the wolves within the Council who owe me favors, but so far, none of them have gotten back to me.

I’m trying not to think that’s a bad sign.

Part of me thinks I should simply go and hand myself over to the Council right this minute so I can protect Leah from the fallout

However, if I really thought doing that would be better in the long run for both Leah and Ethan, I would already be gone.

But the Council is known to be ruthless when upholding the laws to safeguard the packs and manage the integrity of our species

They aren’t likely to simply let Leah go without at least facing some kind of hearing, even if I do hand myself over in return for a promise to leave her out of things.

know Leah would never

her wolf love fiercely, with all that they are, and I’ve got no doubt Leah would pick a losing fight with the entire Council if

of whoever’s been helping Tobin still

not naïve enough to believe

told Leah something about the AI tech being gone the night Liam was killed, but I don’t buy it. Plus, from what little information I could glean from my own snooping, Tobin was the only one who could have so successfully taken everything and continued

kinds of business together. Frankly

asks, sitting up and then wrapping her arms

grab a soft throw blanket, and

tell you differently, Leah, but we need to be realistic about what we’re facing. I signed a legally binding document stating I wouldn’t take action against the

fair!” Leah protests “Tobin tried to kill you. It was self-defense. And then Adam took our son

like to believe so, but we can’t be sure who in the Council might have been helping Tobin, and how much sway they might have over the rest of the Council. All that aside, the Council in general have never been fans of mine. Since I gained the power of three Alphas, that’s truer than ever. They’re

and wait for the Council to make its move. We should leave. Right now, Take Ethan and get as far away from here as possible until we can figure out who took the AI tech, who else was helping Tobin, and prove

admit, the idea is

somewhere I know we’ll be safe and live a quiet life without all of

tear our

for protection and their livelihoods. The packs and the businesses, those aren’t simple things to

we run, then we’ll have to run

good as admitting our