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.

into him and I bury my face into

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

anything to keep you safe. You and Ethan. You know that, right?”

Aaron urges me to look up

he says. “I’ll always love you. In

next.”

but

me gently, tenderly, and I can feel

then the Enforcers are telling Aaron his time is

gets to his feet, but I’m frozen, in denial that we’re even here and this is happening to

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

chest aches and I’m worried my heart is going to give out

all that out of my system, my

kicks in.

sit here crying and let my mate

from me.

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

me to shut the hell up, but I

not sure whether my request will be granted as the guard glares at me and then slams the door.

maybe ten minutes later, the door

Karolina walks in.

causing quite the commotion,” Karolina says,

dispassionately.

in asking to see her, but it seemed like maybe she was trying to help me in the past, and I don’t have any other good options right now.

to your sense of

of wolves and the packs. How

forward if the Council is more interested in

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