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.

guides him in and sits next to

the other side by Karolina.

me furthest from the group

Aaron.

Thank goodness.

feel myself sweating.

nothing wrong, but the presence of so many Council members signifies something

that might be.

Samsen begins. “You accrued the

your Luna in the Grove on the night

“That is

What? Aaron absorbed more power!?

then…I was too busy trying not to d ie as I absorbed my father’s lineage to really get a good

was going

he could absorb power like that and barely flinch? I’d been thrashing and convulsing and on the verge of biting off my own tongue. I thought

complain. Not once.

power and when it was all

and took

hurting

Da mn.

touch his thigh and he squeezes my hand for a second.

another thought occurs to me and I wonder if this is why he didn’t

insist on being in the same

of a whole

you,” I

than a few lips twitch. Karolina nods

should’ve known. He should’ve told me. Not that we’ve

that

gives the slightest shrug.

have

I should’ve known.

basic pack principle in the succession of

wills their strength to the

can be done at any time with blood or a bit

managed to leave his powers to me. And then. he did go and notify his pack and that word got back to the Council.

never said, but somehow in the course of that night, it became clear that I was

was another

my father pulled the trigger and I haven’t had the courage to ask. I don’t know much about the details.

been groomed since we were kids to follow in

father took his own life, anyone could have challenged him. And that’s what transpired with Aaron

made me watch

Highlander. The premise was that these immortals. had to fight and ki ll each other to absorb their powers, because ‘there could be