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

good care of my

se nds me one last nod of respect,

room.

moment, I simply stand there

can feel her silent tears

angry that she found out

the one

even hope to

anyone from talking

would never learn the truth, but I’d

pain that I could now see was

to tell her the truth-that Ethan is alive and well-except if that ends in the next attempt on Ethan’s life being

this pain

her soon, I vowed it on all of my ancestors-she will forgive

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

didn’t want to be around me, why you’ve been doing everything remotely, keeping yourself apart from everyone. This pain… How are we supposed

well of tears stream down her face and I hold

tighter.

know,” I tell her, because I honestly

they’ll

from me a little to look

doesn’t just look

the kind of wrath

and hold my oldest friend accountable for

She’s right.

became Alpha, I didn’t fight

I didn’t have to.

of the strongest, bravest wolves I

happened the night Liam

travesty.

in possession of her Alpha powers. She is

she can and will effectively take