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.

in and sits next

the other side by Karolina.

from the group of

Aaron.

Thank goodness.

can feel myself

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

what that might

begins. “You accrued the powers

né Leithrow attacked your Luna in

“That

What? Aaron absorbed more power!?

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

else was

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

didn’t complain.

and when

me out of that Grove and

hurting and

Da mn.

thigh and he squeezes my hand for a second.

this is why he didn’t make such a big deal about letting me stay here or

insist on being in

of a whole other

you,” I whisper.

than a few lips twitch. Karolina

known. He should’ve told me. Not that

all that much,

gives the slightest

I have my

I should’ve known.

a basic pack principle

wills their strength to the person who

with blood or a bit of hair, some ‘marker’ so the power flows into

of the 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 did go and

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

was another note.

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

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

him. And that’s what transpired with Aaron

an old movie my dad made me watch with him as a

these immortals. had to fight and ki ll each other to absorb their powers,