Bad Love an Alpha’s Regret by Elise Sinclair

Chapter 10

“I thought you left.”

He stands by the door, watching me as I’ve been working from my phone, where I’ve been alternating between reading the financial reports he left queued on his computer, and

transferring the money.

“I hope you didn’t do something you’ll regret,” he says.

Like handing over millions of dollars that my husband likely considers ‘ours’ to my father-his enemy?

“No. Of course not,” I say easily.

He snorts.

I point to two companies whose shares we’ve both been following for a while. “You marked these to offload. Is there something wrong with the financial projections?”

He nods. “Both companies are about to go belly up.”

Oh no. I bought ten thousand shares of each on behalf of my father’s pack last month. I don’t exactly hide that I make those investments, but technically it’s all managed by my father, I

just pass along information from my research or that Aaron

shares with me.

He smirks. Then he comes back into the room, tilts up my chin with his big hand and kisses me. “I’m sorry,” he whispers.

I’m pretty sure my mouth is still hanging open as he leaves.

Those two words…

To hear him say them, to apologize.

Aaron doesn’t ‘do’ apologies.

And just moments ago he was smirking. What exactly is he apologizing for, I wonder. Not that it matters. It’s enough that he gave me the words. Finally.

I sink back into the chair. Shocked. Elated.

Feeling those broken bits of my heart coming back together

again.

it’s these moments. The

The way he holds me at night, or does something unexpectedly sweet.

man with a single look, with one kiss,

my

my

and controlled and

glimpses

are what give me

is more to

is really dangerous for a dying girl like

*

*

AARON

wait in the

hear Leah’s shuttered breaths.

her, as

to break her is not with

strong

her trusting nature…now that is a

every intention of keeping her where

belongs.

4/7

Here.

us, I swear I can feel her joy, like some force of positive energy radiating from her

funds have been transferred. I’ve never micromanaged her finances before, because I didn’t have a reason to. She doesn’t spend a lot of money. She

expensive jewelry. She sends money

the funds she had from her

her to manage them as she

her a pittance of money when she was pledged to me. We’ve grown that

over.

a dime of my wife’s. But from the moment she went

her whereabouts with her cell and I now get an update

accounts. From coins for a game on her iphone to Amazon orders she has sent to the mansion.

are

But

to her dad…