Bad Love an Alpha’s Regret by Elise Sinclair

Chapter 71

There isn’t anything I can say that is going to dissolve his anger.

His eyes are gold. His chest heaves.

The huge muscles in his neck and shoulders bulge.

In the next heartbeat, Aaron relents. It’s like he flips a switch because the rage is banked and he’s entirely different toward

“Let’s try this a different way.” He reaches into his pocket and pulls out two rings. One is the wedding band I’d given back to him when I demanded a divorce. The other is a giant diamond wedding band. I’ve never seen a stone so big.

He drops to one knee.

I can’t believe this is happening.

“Let’s try everything again, Leah. Only differently this time. Not for peace. Not for pride. Not for pack. I want you for my wife. Marry me.”

Even kneeling this man is tall. His dark eyes are so earnest. I rub my eyes, because I’m convinced I must be dreaming.

Aaron reaches for my hand, but I pull it back.

“W-why?” I whisper.

He tilts his head. “I just told you. I want to marry you.” Then he slays me when he adds: “Please.”

It’s like he pulled this script straight from one of my teenage

fantasies.

not a young girl anymore.

proposal is perfect, there is no glazing over

further strengthen his claim on me,

fact that he could ki ll me and claim

My father.

My ca ncer.

unfaithfulness-or marriage!?–with Jessica.

subjugated and unappreciated.

is no mention of love.

This man isn’t capable of

is there to take his offer because I

he can. And I never, never thought this

with me,

for these words and hearing them, my heart hurts because I can’t accept them now. I can’t just think of myself.

to, considering how bad things

And he’s so… bad for me.

“Leah.”

Aaron. No. I cannot be what you

I’ve never seen this man look anything less than stoic and right now, he’s not masking his

this,

my ground.

rubs his chest. Like I’m physically paining him

his knees. “You heard my sister. Her answer’s no. Not

me as if for

the best decision for all

it comes to this

to describe the maelstrom of emotions sweeping