Bad Love an Alpha’s Regret by Elise Sinclair

Chapter 79

LEAH

I sleep.

I’m not sure how long or even what time it is when I wake up.

I just know that I’m groggy. I check my phone for maybe the thousandth time. No messages. No calls.

I’m not sure what I’m expecting.

I told Aaron to leave. I let him go with ‘peace’ – who even talks like that!?! I told him I did not want to be with him. That he could not stay with me.

It’s just habit, I tell myself.

Habit and loneliness, because I’ve known him and have been with him for so many years, that of course it feels weird to be alone somewhere else.

Back hom-at Aaron’s pack, we always slept in the same house each night. Maybe not always the same bed, but the nights we did spend apart were ones he was on guard along the perimeter, out running with his pack, or holed up in the library working. And those library nights, I usually fell asleep in a chair beside him. I’d always wake up in my bed though, so I know he carried me up all those flights of stairs and tucked me in.

Bad habits.

Yes, that’s what I’m feeling now. I’m not sad or lonely. I’m just learning to live by myself after a decade of co-dependence.

things, the better it’ll

knock on the door right before

I did. Before I went

“Hi!” It’s Marla.

do that. I don’t make a habit of barging in on others, so I don’t expect that to be done to

me.”

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stretch past her eyebrows. “I’m so sorry, Alpha.” She holds up the tray in her

day, I

don’t say

the desk,” I tell her.

has a peppy step that makes bits of her bounce as she walks. I bet in her true form she’s a prancer. Jessica is like that too. Her wolf

the food where I told her and she steps back. “Oh, here.” She pulls out the chair. “Come on over. Have something to

does smell

piece of steak grilled just right and sliced neatly.

My stomach rumbles.

“See. You were

of bed and approach her. Only when I sit down and my mo uth waters, I find her watching me a tad too expectantly. It brings to mind

don’t know

I appreciate the gesture, I’m not sure

“Is something wrong?”