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 me for what

thinks I took from

no way in which having them together and

the doorway, I hear James

were

pause just inside the doorway where they can’t hear

listen in.

not come home? I heard

wolf in Montana is talking about

as I heard.

mate.

the funeral.”

walk away, not waiting to hear what James says in

response to that.

an old, familiar churn of

claim Aaron was the love of

life.

doubt she knows what real love even

Aaron and I shared was nothing compared to whatever

came along.

and grounds, acting like she’s the widow and her whole life is over while I do the real work of looking after Aaron’s son, seeing to

the packs and

and I can only hope she’ll go back to wherever she was once the funeral is

the picture, I get the

upstairs and find Ethan with Tera. As I’d hoped, it’s time for

nursery that James put together while Aaron and

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

a wonderful job.

chair to sit in

settling Ethan, and I sink into

in my arms, fussing

his milk, I smile and feel grateful for this small slice of quiet and peace with my son.

and far between, with our lives being so complicated like they are, so I want to make sure I treasure the times when its just me and him, and things

lulling off to sleep, my mind