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

on the other

from the group of

Aaron.

Thank goodness.

can feel myself

the presence of so many Council members signifies something of importance.

what that

“You accrued the powers

Clemson né Leithrow attacked your Luna in the Grove on

“That is

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

convulsing and on the verge of biting off my own tongue. I thought my bones. were going to

complain.

transition of power and when it

out of that Grove and took care of me, when

hurting

Da mn.

his thigh and he squeezes my hand for a

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

insist on being in

off taking control of a whole

you,” I whisper.

lips twitch. Karolina nods

known. He should’ve told

all that

the slightest shrug.

I have my

I should’ve known.

a basic pack principle in the succession

to the

a bit of hair, some ‘marker’ so the

And then. he did go and notify his pack and that word got back to the Council. Or at least, I’m assuming

course of that night, it became clear that I

there was another note.

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

were kids to follow in my father’s footsteps and become the

life, anyone could have challenged him. And that’s what transpired with Aaron in the Grove.

old movie my dad made me watch with

immortals. had to fight and ki ll each other to absorb their powers, because ‘there could be