Bad Love an Alpha’s Regret by Elise Sinclair

Chapter 267

LEAH

I don’t know why I’m surprised to find out Emily and Jessica were best friends, considering Aaron and James are equally close, and they all grew up together.

I climb slowly out of the SUV and then walk around to join James.

“Did you know she was coming home?” I ask him, trying to

keep the accusation out of my voice.

He knows how contentious things have been between me and Jessica over the years, with Aaron firmly in the middle. The least he could have done was given me a heads up.

“No, I didn’t know,” James says, shaking his head.

I can tell he’s being truthful, so that alleviates some of my annoyance at least.

Aaron had mentioned that Jessica had taken an extended vacation and gone to stay with some relatives in another pack somewhere–at his expense of course–and it’d been easy to put her from my mind and simply believe she might never

come back.

Her timing, however, couldn’t have been worse.

I don’t want to have to deal with her and all that petty rivalry right now with everything else going on.

Eventually, Emily and Jessica are over the shock of their

unexpected reunion and I slowly walk toward the mansion, debating whether I should ask Jessica why she’s come back.

As I get closer, her eyes narrow, and that pretty much seals

the deal for me.

Jessica and her nastiness are not worth my time or energy right now.

I ignore her and keep walking, but I can hear her and Emily whispering between themselves, and know they’re talking

about me.

me for who I am, and Jessica hates

I took from her.

together and

I hear James greet

were coming home,” he says,

inside the doorway where

listen in.

come home?

Aaron. Basically, every wolf in Montana is talking

as soon as I heard. Aaron was the love

life. He should have been my mate. I needed to be here

the funeral.”

walk away, not waiting to hear what James says in

response to that.

words make my stomach tighten with an old, familiar

claim Aaron was the love of

life.

what real

shared was nothing

came along.

widow and her whole life is over while I do the real work of looking after Aaron’s

of the packs

have a clue, and I can only hope she’ll go back to wherever she was

with Emily back in the picture, I get the feeling hoping Jessica will leave might be wishful

As I’d hoped, it’s time for

put together while Aaron and I were being held captive.

from Aaron’s bedroom, and I have

a

comfortable recliner/rocker chair to sit in

settling Ethan, and I sink into the comfortable

arms, fussing

grateful for this small slice of quiet and peace with my

want to make sure I treasure the times

off to