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.

him in and sits next to

the other side

furthest from the group

Aaron.

Thank goodness.

feel myself

of so many Council

what that might

Samsen begins. “You accrued the powers

when Alpha Brian Clemson né Leithrow attacked your Luna in the Grove on the night

“That is

What? Aaron absorbed more power!?

know that. But then…I was too busy trying not to d ie as I absorbed my father’s lineage to really get a good grip on

was

been thrashing and convulsing and on the verge of biting off my own

complain. Not once.

bore the transition of power and when it was

that Grove and took care of me, when he

hurting and

Da mn.

he squeezes my hand for a

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

being in the same room.

taking control of a whole other pack.

week for you,”

lips twitch. Karolina nods like she agrees

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

all that much, but…still.

gives the slightest shrug.

have

I should’ve known.

is a basic pack principle in the

their strength to the person who will claim

a bit of hair, some ‘marker’ so the power flows into that

And then. he did

in the course of that night, it became clear that I

was another

had the courage to ask. I don’t know much about the details. surrounding

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

challenged him. And that’s what transpired with Aaron in the Grove. Brian attacked me…and Aaron challenged

my dad made me watch with

immortals. had to fight and ki ll each other to