Bad Love an Alpha’s Regret by Elise Sinclair

Chapter 31

AARON

What the he ll?

Leah pitches sideways onto the floor and convulses.

She gags and coughs again and more blood splatters the ground.

This isn’t panic or even some manic episode. This is more than grief.

Something is very wrong.

I jam my phone and keys into my pocket and sweep Leah up into my arms. I don’t bother with shoes or locking the door. I barrel out of the little cabin and start the hike up the incline, running as much as I can and only slowing so I don’t jostle her too hard or let her fall.

She’s wheezing and she doesn’t smell right.

light and she

movement.

think she might

some battles, I can remember some of my packmates going into shock. Women would go catatonic at the sight of a

own meltdown once and the rage I unleashed…it definitely played

Leah knew the

she knew the many ways I’ve wronged

and I listen for her heartbeat. She wails and twitches then goes lifeless in my arms. I lift her body to my ear and press her chest to my head listening for her pulse, but as the seconds

wolf howls in my

own heart is

her face

move, doesn’t

debate whether to put her down and begin CPR or

a wolf where I can command her wolf to rise.

drag her back from the other side with my own life force.