Bad Love an Alpha’s Regret by Elise Sinclair

Chapter 206

AARON

I wake up in my bed at Rathborn mansion, but of course it

doesn’t smell or feel like my bed any longer, because this is

where Leah lay for months in that coma.

For a second, I let the scent of my mate lull me, but then I remember what happened and sit up in a rush.

“Leah!”

“I’m right here.” She gets up from the armchair positioned near the bed-the same one I spent hours upon hours occupying when I was sitting vigil next to her-and I think

there’s some kind of irony to be found in that.

“How are you feeling?” she asks, coming over to sit on the bed

next to me.

Except as soon as she’s within reach, I yank her into me, needing to feel the real, solid weight of her in my arms.

“Are you okay?” I ask her, instead of answering her question.

I have the power of three Alphas.

Short of total decapitation, no one is killing me any time soon.

Leah on the other hand…

“I’m fine, Aaron,” she reassures, hugging me back. “But I was

so scared for you.”

measly bullets to slow me down,” I try

me, and diamond bright tears

her lashes.

tell me the truth?” she demands, and a cold shot of shock goes through

the hell did she find

someone has been trying to kill

into a yell. “Did you really think

me by not telling

mated? If you die, so do

up with one hand and cup her

kills me. I didn’t want anyone to get it into their head that to get to me, they only had to

attacked me on Roberts lands a few days

know why!”

I shout. “Why the hell didn’t

about this?”

sends me a pointed look. “It seems not telling each other things is how we

argue with

so sure that staying away

her safe.

anything, tonight proved that my assumption

into us with the express purpose of getting to

remember how it

in confusion, even as the thought occurs to me.

looks even more upset. “Why would someone

are any number of

start

Da mn it.

Leah hasn’t deterred my enemies

is further broken