Chapter 261

LEAH

By the time evening rolls around, I’m exhausted.

I’ve divided my time between accepting condolences from pack members who’ve come to see me–at the same time, needing their own comfort because their Alpha is dead and the uncertainty over who will be our new Alpha is terrifying- and looking after Ethan.

It occurs to me that we’re going to have to have a funeral, and that sends me into a mini breakdown, somehow making everything real all over again.

James comes to find me where I’m curled up in the middle of Aaron’s bed, hugging his pillow as if it can somehow bring him

back to me.

“You should eat something, Leah,” he says gently as he sits on the edge of the bed.

“I’m not hungry,” I reply automatically, even though I know he’s right.

“You don’t have to come down,” he tells me with a slight frown.

“I’ll have the chef send something up.”

I nod absently, even though I doubt I’m going to be able to

stomach much food.

okay?” James asks after a few silent moments,

smile sadly because we know that’s

question.

gone, neither of us

the funeral. We’ll have to

organize for them to return‘

to say the rest of

Leah,” James says in a

have to do

and a few more tears escape.

them in annoyance.

seem to do these days is cry.

anyone blame me, considering everything I’ve lost?

annoyance at myself giving way

only reason they went after Aaron was because they were scared

wrong.”

a sigh. “But what are we going to do? Fight the whole Council? That’ll land us right where Aaron ended up.”

“I just know I can’t stand to watch them get away with

can tell he feels bad about

answer for me.

are spinning from one thing to the next, another thought

the potential to kill thousands if not millions of

again,

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