Bad Love an Alpha’s Regret by Elise Sinclair

Chapter 254

AARON

Leah is pale and shaky standing in front of the stage. I can tell everything is taking its toll on her.

There’s been so many shocks in such a short amount of time.

Finding out Ethan was alive, but then having him kidnapped by Adam.

Tobin luring her to that factory where he tried to kill me.

Leah unwittingly becoming the Havelock Alpha.

And now this.

Leah is strong, but a person can only take so much.

When Samsen announces the mating bond will be broken,

Leah crumples, collapsing to the floor and my heart slams into

my ribcage.

“Leah!” I shout desperately.

I claw my way through the silver frame, shredding it like it’s

paper. A couple of Enforcers start toward me, but I fling them out of the way as I rush across the space to where Leah is lying on the floor.

Once there, I go down to my knees and gather her into my

arms.

Absolute chaos has broken out in the hall.

Apparently people are actually scared of me, because the

second I broke free from that silver booth, both the audience

and many of the Councilmembers immediately fled, as if I’m

some rogue wolf who was going to indiscriminately slaughter my way through them all.

I don’t care about anything except my wife.

“Leah,” I murmur gently, brushing her hair back from her pale

face.

already coming

the stage, where only Karolina and a handful of other Councilmembers I consider friends

Petyr are long gone,

I

motions to one of the Enforcers, who rushes off to

her bidding.

your mate through this

to

one of the oldest Councilmembers, and once she was friends with

up to

I tell her gratefully as I gently lay

on the

Eleanor tells me sadly. “I don’t believe this case they’ve brought against you, but I don’t have

to be able

horrified if she saw what

all.”

tell her in return. “But can

favor?”

Eleanor nods.

survives breaking the mating bond, and goes

to our son, will you check in on her every now and then?

of us have our own parents left

was much of a father

have taken so much from so

never thought I would

alone lose them to such violence. And I fear the wars are about

opinion about that, but

around

coming around properly.

fainted,” I reply, sending her a reassuring smile. “A doctor will

from the couch and locks her arms around my

neck.

can’t

we could stay here forever and never

other go.

has other plans for us.

Leah,” I whisper to

doctor arrives then, and I move out of the way so she can

examine Leah.

probably just dehydrated and it turns out she hasn’t been