Bad Love an Alpha’s Regret by Elise Sinclair

Chapter 59

“Well, this is awkward,” James says bemusedly.

Aaron leans across the console to be seen. “You know he speaks the truth. Alpha Leah Roberts Rathborn is here. The transition of power is complete. Open the f**king gate.”

The guy stands stock still for a few seconds, frozen with indecision.

Then he ducks back into the guardhouse, grabs the phone and makes a call.

A few seconds later, the gates roll open and he flags us through.

“What was that about?” James asks.

What indeed?

Aaron leans around the seat to eye me. It’s not an “I told you so❞

but it’s in the vicinity.

three. Tell them to

It’s another three miles to the main house and the communal halls. The houses we pass now are spaced out with wh ite picket

kids playing

looks like something out of some old

hands it to Aaron. Then he opens the console, pulls out a

“Take it,” he says.

This is my family. “You’re

wouldn’t want to welcome James or Aaron. These are turbulent times and they’re acclimating, still

and I barely had contact with

hard this must be on the rest

the fri

order and it makes me bristle. I want to toss it back

Aaron on spite.

James clears his throat.

Leah, so you can defend yourself. It’s better to be prepared

kind of hard to argue with that

or breath mints. Only, you know, a

and my hand sinks to my lap. It’s heavier than I