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.

am, and Jessica hates me for

thinks I took

them together and

I hear James

you were coming

pause just inside the doorway where they

listen in.

I not come home? I heard

Basically, every wolf in Montana is talking

as I heard. Aaron was

my mate. I needed to be here

the funeral.”

spin and walk away, not waiting to hear what James says in

response to that.

an old,

to claim Aaron was

life.

real love even

of soul–deep connection that Aaron and I shared was nothing compared to whatever young romance they

came along.

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

packs and running

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

I get the

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

put together while Aaron and I were being

room across from Aaron’s bedroom, and I have

did a wonderful

a comfortable recliner/rocker chair to

Ethan, and I

Ethan in my arms, fussing for

gulping down his milk, I smile and feel grateful for this small slice of quiet

moments are few and far between, with our lives being so complicated like they are, so I want

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