Bad Love: An Alpha's Regret (Leah and Aaron) novel Chapter 20

Chapter 20 

I start to stand up and Aaron’s hand comes down on my 

shoulder. “Don’t fucking move.” 

But the pieces come together like a puzzle and I recognize 

that I played right into Aaron’s trap. 

Seeing what he wanted me to see. 

Doing what he plotted for me to do. 

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“The account that I thought was mine,” I whisper. “You always 

had it flagged for the Regional Collective.” 

He nods. 

So my father isn’t wrong. I did do this. 

Even if my father is spared by the Council, he’ll still be 

convicted by human courts. Shit, even Martha Stewart with all her billions, couldn’t beat an insider trading rap. She went to 

jail. 

“Why? Damn it, Aaron. Why would you do this?” 

“I already told you. Because of you.” 

His eyes are cold and empty. “I’ve had this plan in place for a long time. But you forced my hand, Leah, when you 

threatened to divorce me.” 

Her face is pale and her eyes are glassy with tears. 

I don’t feel bad about that. 

She’s lied. She’s refused to confide in me. She’s plotting to 

leave me-and to hell with the aftermath for my pack or our 

community. 

She forced my hand. 

I warned her. Multiple times. 

“This will ruin them,” she whispers, her eyes dancing around nervously. “They’ll execute my father.” 

There is a chance of that. Yes. “That is a possibility.” 

“At the very least, he’ll be stripped of his title. And a pack 

without an alpha is easy pickings.” She pitches her voice lower 

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still. “Was that your goal all along? To take what he has and to 

hell with who you crush to do it?” 

was not my primary objective. No. But as the situation has evolved, so have I. “It’s not my fault your father ran his pack into the ground.” 

Alpha Roberts gambles and drinks. He’s wasteful. Focused on 

flashy cars and exotic vacations and fast women. He’s also 

violent. Capable of unspeakable crimes and known for not caring about collateral damage. 

“Leah… your father lost his way.” 

“You bastard! How could you do this!?” 

I believe we’ve already covered the how and the why. I’m not 

going to argue with her. At least not here. Not in front of our 

peers. We’re getting odd looks now and I know plenty of these wolves’ tongues will be wagging. 

I’m not concerned with the gossip. 

I’m focused on the outcome that my machinations will 

achieve. 

“Drop this whole stupid idea of a divorce, and I’ll lend my 

support for the Council to be lenient.” 

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