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.

that I could

the day she was brought to my house, I knew there was something special about

grow into the woman she’s become today, despite all the challenges she

life, existing in the shadows, punishing Leah for my own

or

of course, I’m keeping the biggest secret-have spun the biggest lie-of my entire life, keeping

I know how wrong it is, but everytime I think of how close I came to losing him during the attack at the

my entire body gets jolted by a

fear the way I did

and blood-could rip my heart out of my chest and send me

refuse to ever

to k ill me, and who orchestrated that attack on the hospital, the lie has to

my mate and the love of my

if someone got to her, and she let slip the truth our son was still

she ever would, at least not without getting pushed past the breaking point through some kind

can’t confess

grieving-with her heart on

then climb out, I see Adam being escorted out of the mansion by a couple of