Bad Love an Alpha’s Regret by Elise Sinclair

Chapter 257

AARON

I thought absorbing Alpha powers the first time had been painful.

It had nothing on the absolute tearing going on within me once the mating bond broke.

It feels like my body is being ripped apart at a cellular level.

But through all that, I’m holding onto Leah, because I know she’s going through the same thing.

I have no idea how long it goes on for, only that it doesn’t feel like its ever going to end.

Somehow, through the pain, I start wondering if I’m going to

survive this after all.

Worse, I wonder if Leah will survive this.

I know she’s strong, but she’s been through so much already.

Eventually, however, the pain starts to feel less intense and I think maybe I’m through the worst of it.

I rouse myself enough to look blearily down at Leah, who is

limp and pale in my arms.

I’m not even sure she’s breathing.

my

properly check that my mate–no, not my mate any longer–is still alive, some Enforcers step up

Rathborn back to his cell,” Samsen

from

I protest, trying to

as a

to survive the effects of breaking the mating bond has sapped

know she’s okay!” I yell as the Enforcers drag

away.

and Petyr step closer to Leah, laying where the other

after pulling us apart.

kneels down and presses his fingers into Leah’s neck, and then looks up at Sämsen with a

My heart stops.

she okay?” I shout, but the Enforcers are still dragging me away. “Tell me she’s

Samsen nor Petyr bother to answer me, but Petyr

table and drapes it over Leah’s

No.

can’t be

be

survive to go home to Ethan.

to save her, not

Leah is gone and I’m to be

Ethan?

need to

that she’s really gone, but I’m too wiped from the hours of unrelenting pain to fight against the two Enforcers dragging me out of the hall and

me on the floor and then march out again, loudly clanging the

good,” Axel drawls from