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.

James asks after a few silent moments,

sadly because we know

question.

gone, neither of us are

about the funeral.

and organize for them to

swallow, unable to say the rest of the words.

of it, Leah,” James says in a rough

have to do

and a few more tears escape.

them in

to do these days is cry.

blame me, considering everything

say to James, some of my annoyance at myself giving way to

get away with this. The only reason they went after Aaron was because

wrong.”

a sigh. “But what are we going to do? Fight the whole

just know I can’t

he feels bad about not having

answer for me.

my thoughts are spinning from one thing to the next, another thought occurs

potential to kill thousands if

again, and I have no idea how to

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