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,

smile sadly because we know that’s a

question.

neither of

just thinking about the funeral. We’ll

them to return‘

say the rest of the words.

James says

have to do

few

wipe at them

I seem to do these

can anyone blame me, considering

James, some of my annoyance at

went after Aaron was because

wrong.”

says softly with a sigh. “But what are we going to do? Fight the

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

tell he

answer for me.

one thing to the next,

tech that has the potential to kill thousands if not millions

on my own with this massive problem yet again, and I

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