Chapter 249

Tears start trickling down my face.

“Aaron, we can’t let this happen!” I say desperately. “We have to prove you’re innocent.”

“I know, Leah, and believe me, James is working on it, along

with a few other people who owe me favors. But we can’t

count on them being able to convince the Council when it

comes to the actual trial. It’s going to be a sham. They want

an excuse to get rid of me and what I represent. So when

the time comes, I need you to promise to break our mating

bond. Maybe it’ll kill both of us. But I know you’re strong and

determined. It’s the only chance we’ve got to make sure one of us goes home to Ethan.”

I nod through the tears, but it’s not enough for Aaron.

“Promise me, Leah,” he says in a gentle, but firm voice.

“I promise,” I managed to utter, though my voice is breaking

with sadness.

pulls me into him and I bury my

you got dragged into this,” he says, his voice

safe.

and then Aaron urges me to look

he says. “I’ll always love

next.”

to reply, but

tenderly, and I can feel all of that love flowing

the Enforcers are telling Aaron his time is up.

gets to his feet, but I’m frozen, in denial that

tells me one last murmured goodbye, leans down to kiss me on the head, and then he walks out, leaving me alone

and I’m worried my heart is going to give out on me because

out of

kicks in.

not going to sit here crying and let my

from me.

the door, banging on it and yelling until finally one of the guards they left out in the hallway opens the door.

hell up, but I demand

granted as the guard glares at me and then slams

maybe ten minutes later, the

Karolina walks in.

you’ve been causing quite the commotion,” Karolina says, crossing her arms and

dispassionately.

like maybe she was trying

to your sense of justice. I

about the future of

the Council

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