Bad Love an Alpha’s Regret by Elise Sinclair

Chapter 9

“Leah!”

The roar echoes through the house.

Aaron is home.

And he is in a bad mood.

“I have to go, Adam. I’ll call you soon.”

“Wait! There’s something-”

I click off the phone and shove it into the back pocket of my

jeans.

Then I run down the stairs-it’s way easier going down than

up-and follow his hollering to the study.

Aaron is at his computer. He motions for me to sit beside him.

I hold my breath.

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body to aching awareness. And even that feels like an insult. That I should crave this man, that 1 should want to mate and celebrate life,

is my imminent death that has me clinging so

hard.

time? And where the hell

had me locked up to the point of starvation and I wouldn’t tell him. I cast him a rueful smile. Whyever would he think

tell him now?

very frustrating, Leah.”

locking me away or

other awful tactic.

main packhouse,”

I was imprisoned my phone died

call

several spreadsheets up for stocks he’s been tracking and I go and sit near him so