Bad Love an Alpha’s Regret by Elise Sinclair

Chapter 48

LEAH

I’m groggy.

My head is swimming and even though I blink to clear my eyes, it’s hard to see.

I’m still in the truck.

I’m in the back seat. My hands and ankles are bound.

I try to sit up.

The motion makes me nauseous but I go slowly and peek out the window. I have no idea where I am. The woods, somewhere, but not a place I’ve been before.

There’s a clearing and between the headlights and the moonlight, I can make out the edge of a forest.

There are rows and rows of trees in perfectly spaced rows. Like this area had been harvested for hardwoods at some point. It must have been a long time ago. They replanted only pines, which makes sense, because they’re quicker to grow for timber. The last harvest must have been some time ago, because the trees have grown substantially, and they’re probably not too far off from being cut down again.

I don’t see Brian.

at the cuffs on my wrist. They’re metal, quite possibly lined with silver, and I can’t slip

have the same shackles. Running will be impossible.

to the ground to accommodate Brian’s height, and I stay ducked down. I want to lock the doors, but I’m worried the tell-tale click will let him know I’m awake, and not staying where

feel around on the

short of driving out

way

for as far as the eye can

see.

Splendid. Let’s get

the truck, grinning through the

at me.

in horror and

keys and unlocks the

the button again.

seconds, then Brian puts his fist through the window. I

me across the truck and out the door on his

“It’s almost midnight. Your pack will conduct the formal burial ceremony, and the collective power

someone challenges,

And you’re right here, with

“That…that’s not possible.”