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 of my

nds me one last nod of respect, before leaving

room.

simply stand there

feel her silent tears soaking the front

angry that she found

the one

did he even hope

expressly forbid anyone from talking

would never learn the truth, but

now see was

and well-except if that ends in the next attempt on Ethan’s life being successful, then I won’t

pain

knows the full truth-and I would tell her soon, I vowed it on all of my

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

to be around me, why you’ve been doing everything remotely, keeping yourself apart from everyone.

fresh well of tears stream down her face and I

tighter.

don’t know,” I tell her, because I

then they’ll regret every choice they ever

me a little to look

look sad any

with the kind of wrath I’ve

hold my oldest

She’s right.

didn’t fight her battles for

I didn’t have to.

one of the strongest, bravest wolves

happened the night Liam

travesty.

shouldn’t have ended up in possession of her Alpha powers. She is the Alpha

she can and will effectively