Bad Love an Alpha’s Regret by Elise Sinclair

Chapter 217

I use my heightened sense of hearing as I step through the front door of the mansion, picking up the low tones of James and Leah speaking in one of the sitting rooms.

Leah sounds upset and my steps quicken as I rush through the house to find her.

As soon as I walk into the doorway, Leah looks up.

Her hair is a mess, her eyes are red-rimmed and she’s pale.

She looks terrible, but at the same time, so achingly beautiful.

But, she’ll always be beautiful to me and my wolf, no matter the state that she’s in.

The relief and longing that crosses her face when she sees me makes my chest ache.

She jumps up from the couch and rushes across the room, throwing herself into my arms.

I catch her up against me, my worry for her climbing even higher.

James also gets up from where he was sitting in an adjacent armchair and crosses the room as well, but clearly because he’s leaving to give us some privacy.

I catch his eye with a questioning look as he draws even with

me.

“She found out about the attack at the hospital,” James says) which mostly explains everything and I feel my heart take on a new dimension of pain that Leah knows some of the terrible truth now.

“There’s more,” James adds, his expression becoming stormy. “But I’ll let Leah tell you.”

“Thank you, Beta,” I say in a low voice

“Thank you for taking

T

care

one last nod of

room.

a moment, I simply stand there

silent tears soaking

found

the one

what did he even hope to achieve from

expressly forbid anyone from talking about

Leah would never learn the truth,

could now see

split second, I almost want to tell her the truth-that Ethan is alive and well-except if that ends

will feel this pain and more-we

that once Leah knows the full truth-and I would tell her soon, I vowed it on all of my ancestors-she will forgive me once she understands I’m doing it to

over to the couch where she was sitting earlier, and we both sit down, with Leah

it now,” Leah says sadly, her voice scratchy from crying so much. “Why you didn’t want to be around me, why you’ve been doing everything remotely, keeping yourself apart from everyone. This

fresh well of tears stream down her face and I hold

tighter.

tell her, because I honestly don’t.

them, and then they’ll regret every choice

away from me a little

doesn’t just look

burning with the kind of wrath I’ve never witnessed

her eyes for a moment. “If I can stand strong and hold my oldest friend accountable for betraying me, then you can be sure I can

She’s right.

I didn’t fight

I didn’t have to.

one of the strongest, bravest wolves I

that happened the night Liam betrayed

travesty.

ended up in possession of her Alpha

that she can