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.

for who I am, and Jessica hates

thinks I took from her.

together and against me is going

reach the doorway, I

know you were

doorway where

listen in.

home? I

Basically, every wolf in Montana

home as soon as I heard. Aaron was the

been my mate. I needed to be here for

the funeral.”

spin and walk away, not waiting

response to that.

stomach tighten with an old, familiar

to claim Aaron was the

life.

real love even feels like.

Aaron and I shared

came along.

swan around the mansion and grounds, acting like she’s the widow and her whole life is over while I do the real work

packs and running the

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

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

Tera. As I’d

in the new nursery that James put together while

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

a

to sit in

I

arms, fussing for his

greedily gulping down his milk, I smile and feel grateful for this small

want to make sure I treasure the times when its just me and

off to sleep, my mind starts going back to