Bad Love an Alpha’s Regret by Elise Sinclair

Chapter 227

Aaron leads me away from Tobin’s body, back toward the factory where we left James and Aaron’s men fighting with Ryker and his Old Country Wolves.

However, before we step back inside, I pull Aaron to a stop.

“Are you okay?” I ask him when he turns to me with a questioning look.

Aaron nods as he pulls me into his arms. “It’s amazing, the strength and resilience I get from the power of three Alphas. No wonder Tobin wanted it so badly for himself.”

I slip my arms around Aaron’s waist and we stand there holding each other.

“This whole thing-Tobin sending me that cryptic message to meet him-it was just a trap so he could kill you and take your powers,” 1 say as the night’s events finally start making sense in my mind.

“It looks that way,” Aaron agrees,

I feel him tense with anger.

our problems, but now we have a bigger one,”

reply, apprehension trickling through

want my power, or think I’m a threat to the sanctity of the Council itself,” Aaron says in a grim voice. “But it’s worse than that, because the night of the special Council Meeting, after you left, they made me sign a

and this new, dangerous situation

you, for us?” I tighten my hold on him, fearful of what the Council are going to do when

as a strike against them-treason,” Aaron replied, and my stomach drops with

didn’t even kill him!” I protest, even though obviously Aaron is the last

proof and no witnesses

his hands rubbing up and

take any comfort from him at a time like

it or not. The point is, I look guilty, and they’ve

me

not going to let

I can look up at