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.

and I bury my face into his shoulder, trying not to

got dragged into this,” he

anything to keep you safe. You

me to look up at him.

“I’ll always love you. In this life and

next.”

to reply, but I’m too

and kisses me gently, tenderly, and I can feel all of that love flowing over

then the Enforcers are telling Aaron his time is

that we’re even

kiss me on the head, and then he walks out, leaving me

then, crying until my chest aches and I’m worried my heart is going to give out on me because

that out

kicks in.

here crying and

from me.

yelling until finally one of the guards they left out in the hallway opens the

tells me to shut the hell up,

be granted as the guard glares at me and then slams the door.

ten minutes later, the door opens and

Karolina walks in.

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

dispassionately.

I’ve done the right thing in asking to see her, but it seemed like maybe she was trying to help me

to your sense

future of wolves and the

move forward if the Council is more

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