Bad Love an Alpha’s Regret by Elise Sinclair

Chapter 103

“Oh dear.” I laugh lightly, as if he’s mistaken. “I guess we’ll need to change cleaning companies.”

It’s a lame attempt at a joke.

Liam chuckles-bless him.

Tobin just blinks at me.

Inside, I’m dying.

Does Tobin mean me? Or is he sniffing out Marla. Upstairs. In

a trunk???

The other wolves all pause and look at us questioningly.

Aaron drops a hand on Tobin’s shoulder. “We slaughtered two

steers for the event, and my chef roasted a whole p ig. Always thinking with your gut, huh?”

He doesn’t rescind his comment. Just looks at me, then up the

stairs, then back at me again.

Sh it.

“It’s this way,” I say.

The others continue walking and the moment Tobin falls into step, I move to catch up to Karolina, not wanting to risk any more interactions with Tobin or him sniffing out any more information about me-or any dead bodies on our property.

Once within the dining room, the Elders position themselves at the long table.

Liam has instructed some of his wolves to move the serving.

platters and dishes to the opposite end to allow everyone to

sit comfortably.

Aleksei sits at the head of the table. Samsen and Petyr on

either side of him.

Karolina sits next, on the far side, so her back faces the wall.

Tobin remains standing.

and sits next to

the other side by Karolina.

group of them. And next to

Aaron.

Thank goodness.

feel myself sweating.

done nothing wrong, but the presence of so many Council members signifies something of importance. I

what that

Samsen begins. “You accrued

Brian Clemson né Leithrow attacked your

nods. “That

What? Aaron absorbed

busy trying not to d ie as I absorbed my father’s lineage

was going on.

like that and barely flinch? I’d been thrashing and convulsing and on the verge of biting off my own tongue. I thought my bones. were going to break

didn’t complain. Not

of power and when it was all over,

me out of that Grove and

to be hurting and exhausted too.

Da mn.

he squeezes my hand

me and I wonder if this is why he didn’t make such a big deal about letting me stay

in the same room.

of a whole

week for you,” I

a few lips twitch. Karolina nods

should’ve known. He should’ve told me.

that much, but…still.

gives the slightest

have my answer.

I should’ve known.

a basic pack principle in the

strength to the person

done at any time with blood or a bit of

his powers to me. And then. he did go and notify his pack and that word got

but somehow in the course of that night, it became clear that

was another note.

ask. I don’t know much about the details. surrounding his death or how it played out with

had been groomed since we were kids to follow in my father’s

challenged him. And that’s what transpired with

my dad made me watch

that these immortals. had to fight and ki ll each other to absorb