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.

who I am, and Jessica hates

thinks I took from her.

having them together

the doorway, I hear James greet his

I didn’t know you were

the doorway where

listen in.

home? I heard about what happened

every wolf in Montana is

home as soon as I

been my mate. I needed to

the funeral.”

and walk away, not waiting to

response to that.

make my stomach tighten with an

the right to claim Aaron was

life.

real love even

connection that Aaron and I shared was

came

going to swan around the mansion and grounds, acting like she’s the widow and her whole life is

packs and running

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

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

upstairs and find Ethan with Tera. As I’d hoped,

nursery that James put together while Aaron and I were being

Aaron’s bedroom, and I have to say,

a

recliner/rocker chair to sit in

I

Ethan in my arms, fussing for

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

lives being so complicated like they are, so I want to make sure I treasure the times when its

the bottle empties and Ethan starts lulling off to sleep, my mind starts