Bad Love: An Alpha's Regret

Chapter 248

LEAH

It’s been hours and I don’t know how many times I’ve explained everything that happened to the

various Councilmembers who’ve been in and out of the room they brought me to.

It’s some kind of office, but sparsely furnished, like maybe it’s expressly used for interviews or

interrogations and not much

else.

No one will tell me what happened to Aaron. I haven’t seen him since we left Rathborn mansion. I

wonder if he’s simply in another room like this somewhere nearby.

Of course, everyone know the Council had cells in the

basement of this building for rogue wolves and others who break the Council’s rules, but I’m hoping

they didn’t take Aaron down there.

He doesn’t deserve to be locked up for trying to protect his family.

I’m not sure how much time has passed since the last round of questioning, and I wonder if anything

I’ve told them has made

any difference.

With each new set of questions–the same questions just asked in slightly different ways–it felt like they

didn’t believe a word I was saying. Like they were trying to poke holes in my story or find where I

contradicted myself.

But they wouldn’t catch me tripping up no matter how many times they made me retell it all.

It’s the truth.

There’s nothing else I can tell them.

Someone brought me food a while ago, but I didn’t eat much.

It’s hard to be hungry when I’ve been taken away from my infant son and I don’t know what’s

happening to my mate, but I imagine it’s nothing good.

The door opens and I quickly get to my feet, bracing myself for whatever they have in store for me

next.

However, Aaron steps inside, escorted by two Enforcer wolves.

I rush across the distance between us, and Aaron meets me halfway, catching me up against him.

We hold each other tight, and I don’t think I’ve even been so

relieved to see him.

“Are you okay?” he asks in a low voice, running a hand through my hair.

“I’m fine,” I tell him, shifting back so I can look up at him. “What about you? Where have you been?”

Aaron’s expression tightens. “They’ve been holding me down. in the cells.”

My heart drops at the confirmation of what I didn’t want to hear.

“But things are sorted, right?” I ask hopefully. “We can go home?”

Aaron shakes his head. “They only let me see you because I refused to answer their questions until I

saw for myself that you were okay.”

Aaron takes me over to the table and we sit down.

“I don’t have long,” he continues, taking both my hands in his. “So I need you to listen to me, Leah.”

I nod, apprehensive over what he’s going to tell me.

“The Council will want to make this as public as possible.

They’re going to use me as an example of what happens when anyone amasses more power than the

Council want anyone to have. I doubt I’m going to get out of this alive-”

“No, Aaron!” I say, sitting forward. “You have to fight!”

“I will fight,” Aaron replies, cupping my face in one of his large palms. “But with most of the Council

against me, I have to be realistic. They’re probably going to sentence me to death, and then you’re

going to have to make a decision.”

“What do you mean?” I ask, tightening my hold on him, as if that alone will keep him with me, stop him

from walking away and being executed by the Council.

“They’re going to give you a choice. Either remain mated to me and risk being killed by the mating bond

after I’m gone. Or, risk breaking the mating bond in the hope you might survive it.”

My heart starts pounding hard.

I can’t believe this is happening.

I can’t believe that’s the only choice I’m going to have left.

“Leah,” Aaron says gently, obviously able to see how distressed I am. “I need you to promise me that

you will break the mating bond.”

“What?” I demand, pulling my hands from his. “I would never

He catches me before I can get up.

“Think about it, Leah. What happens to Ethan if we both die?”

I go completely still at that.

Oh god. NôvelDrama.Org owns this text.

Our son, who is barely a few months old, will be an orphan.

And what would happen to him then?