Bad Love an Alpha’s Regret by Elise Sinclair

Chapter 265

I’m grateful for James’s solid, silent support next to me.

Honesty, I don’t know how I would be getting through these agonizing days without him.

“Aaron died,” I say, cutting my gaze away from Emily.

The words are physically painful to say, like they’re being wrenched out of my chest.

“We had no choice but to break our mating bond after the Council sentenced Aaron to death for treason. I had to survive

for our son, Ethan.”

Emily gasps, and I can’t help but look back at her.

“Aaron has a son?”

“That’s right, Emily,” James puts in with fondness in his voice.

“You’re an aunt. You’re going to love Ethan when you meet

him.”

“Oh my god,” Emily whispers, seeming to not know what to do

with this information.

then apparently she

she says viciously. “You should have died,

to do with that power. They needed an excuse to stop him, and they found it.

has the good sense to look somewhat abashed

“Leah is the one who

being held out here. Both Alpha Roberts and her brother

information to the grave with them. So,

for Leah, you might never have been

ever going to get any gratitude for getting her out of the gilded prison my father had

and that asshole Liam are dead?” Emily

my

of handful I don’t even want

and I know the Rathborn pack will be overjoyed to welcome her back

I say. “I want to be

next feed.”

nods and then motions to Emily.

leaving?” she says anxiously, as

believe it.

held here and just walk away, leaving her to the same isolated, lonely fate my

think highly of

I suppose that’s no surprise considering what she’s endured at the

says gently, but then sends her a quick, cheeky

replies adamantly. “Let’s get out of

here.”