Bad Love an Alpha’s Regret by Elise Sinclair

Chapter 239

AARON

We’ve slaughtered our way through a good number of Havelock wolves when the Beta comes running out and yells at me that if I want to face Adam, I have to tell my own wolves to back down.

I send James a signal, and he takes care of it for me.

I didn’t want to come here and indiscriminately kill other wolves who are only acting on the misinformed orders of their Alpha, but at the same time, they stood between me and my mate and son, so I wasn’t about to show any mercy.

I follow the Beta past the line of injured and retreating wolves on both sides.

The Havelock pack have suffered more loss than my combined packs have.

Besides being outnumbered, it was clear the Havelock wolves weren’t as nearly well trained as my own packs, which surprised me a bit.

I would’ve thought Tobin ran a tight ship.

But then again, he was more feral, less in control of his wolf, and seemed preoccupied with the workings of the Council and his own power. Obviously, that’d resulted in his own pack being somewhat neglected.

I let the Beta escort me into Tobin’s mansion, even though I want to rush ahead.

Almost as soon as we’re inside, I hear the sound of Ethan crying, and I give up all pretenses of being civil

I shove the Beta aside and sprint, following both the sound and scent of Ethan until I reach a study.

I find Leah standing over Adam, his neck slashed open, while Leah’s claws and mouth are dripping with blood. She’s rubbing her own neck, and fury burns through me as I can already see hand mark bruises appearing on her delicate skin.

“What the hell did he do?” I demand, rushing over to Leah so I can check her over more closely.

so I had to-” she replies, her voice scratchy. She wipes her mouth with her arm, but from

so I pull her into my

okay, Leah. You were just defending yourself. You saved yourself. No one can blame you for

those words, Adam gasps his last breath and

breaking out of my hold and looking

say anything, she suddenly goes taut, her whole body stringing tight like a

lunge forward and catch her before she

this looks like, but I don’t

say frantically, holding her

out, before

my arms as the power transfer begins in earnest,

understand how Adam had any Alpha powers, but now they are transferring to Leah because she killed him, and Adam obviously hadn’t named an heir to take them

how did Adam

didn’t have them the last time I

am, and things start to answer

the Havelock

he

he even do

all accounts, Adam and Tobin were friends, and Adam had been helping Tobin with all his nefarious plans, right up to abducting my son and using Leah as bait so Tobin could kill me

in my arms, and I see how she’s overcome with

NOW.

that matters is

they find out their Alpha is dead,

accepting, but others

while Leah is midway through the

other time-like that night in the clearing-I would fear moving her for worry that it might make the process more painful or even more dangerous, but I think it’s a

I get to my feet with Leah in