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

thinks I took

which having them together and against

I reach the doorway, I hear James greet his sister.

didn’t know you were

inside the doorway where

listen in.

home? I heard about what happened

wolf in Montana is talking about it.

soon as I heard. Aaron was the love of

should have been my mate. I needed to be

the funeral.”

not waiting to hear what James

response to that.

with an old,

have the right to claim Aaron was the love of her

life.

real love even feels like.

I shared was nothing compared to whatever young romance

I came along.

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

welfare of the packs

doesn’t have a clue, and I can only hope she’ll go back to wherever she

in the picture, I get the feeling hoping Jessica will leave might

Tera. As

sit in the new nursery that James put together while Aaron

in a room across from Aaron’s bedroom, and I have to say,

a wonderful job.

recliner/rocker chair to sit

or settling Ethan, and I sink into the comfortable chair

Ethan in my arms, fussing for his

feel grateful for this small slice

they are, so I want to make

starts lulling off to