Bad Love an Alpha’s Regret by Elise Sinclair

Chapter 216

AARON

I head back to the Rathborn mansion, sad to be leaving Ethan, but I know he’s in good hands with Lillian, who is the pack’s main nanny.

I feel bad that the rest of the Rathborn pack is being denied her services right now, but there was another wolf Lillian has been training who was happy to step up and take Lillian’s place while Lillian is on ‘holidays.

The need to see Leah has been like a thorn in my skin for the past few hours.

I know much of it is driven by the desire of my wolf to see his mate, but a lot of it is also the simple fact that I’ve finally allowed myself to fully love Leah with everything that I am.

It’s almost impossible to tell where my feelings as a man who loves Leah end, and the instincts of my wolf to be with his mate begin, so I don’t even try.

The fact is, we both want Leah and her wolf, and that’s all that matters.

I was wrong before, thinking I was better off keeping myself

detached.

That I could somehow be with her and keep her at arm’s length for our entire lives.

could resist

to my house,

was an honor to watch her grow into the woman she’s become today, despite all the challenges she fa ced, including

living this half life, existing in the

don’t want to lie to her, or keep parts of myself hidden any

the biggest secret-have spun the biggest lie-of my entire

is, but everytime I think of how close

body gets jolted

fear the way I did that

flesh and blood-could rip my heart out of my chest and

to ever feel that way

until I get to the bottom of who is trying to k ill me, and who orchestrated that attack on the hospital, the lie has

already vulnerable enough with my mate and the love

someone got

least not without getting

can’t confess what she doesn’t

how she’s grieving-with her heart on

out, I see Adam being escorted out