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 him.

other side

from the group

Aaron.

Thank goodness.

feel myself sweating.

done nothing wrong, but the presence of so many Council members

what that might be.

begins. “You

your Luna in the Grove on the night

“That is

Aaron absorbed more power!?

then…I was too busy trying not to d ie as

was going

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 my bones. were

didn’t complain.

of power and when it was all over, he

that Grove and took care of

to be hurting and

Da mn.

touch his thigh and he squeezes my hand for a

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

didn’t insist on being in the

taking control of a whole

you,”

twitch. Karolina nods like

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

that much,

the slightest shrug.

I have my answer.

I should’ve known.

basic pack principle in

to the person

a bit

lock of my baby hair, I have a pretty good idea. of how my dad managed to leave his powers to me. And then. he

that night, it became clear that I was set to inherit, not

was

pulled the trigger and I haven’t had the courage to ask. I don’t know much about the details. surrounding his death or how it played out with Liam or

we were kids to follow in my father’s footsteps and become the next Alpha.

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

dad made me watch with him as

The premise was that these immortals. had to fight and ki