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.

thought we were finally going to end our problems, but now we have a bigger one,” he continues

I reply, apprehension trickling through

grim voice. “But it’s worse than that, because the night of the special Council Meeting, after you left, they made me sign a legally binding document stating that I wouldn’t move against any Member or attempt to

Aaron and this new, dangerous situation

him, fearful of what the Council are going to

to see this as a strike against them-treason,” Aaron replied, and my stomach

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

proof and no witnesses to attest

Aaron says, his hands rubbing up and down my back, as if

take any comfort from him at

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

me

I’m not going to let that

so I can