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 me for what

took from her.

no way in which having them together and against

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

you were coming home,” he says,

doorway where they

listen in.

could I not come home? I heard about what happened

wolf in Montana is talking

as soon as I heard. Aaron was

have been my mate. I

the funeral.”

walk away, not waiting to hear what James says in

response to that.

words make my stomach tighten with an old, familiar churn

claim Aaron

life.

doubt she knows what real love even feels like.

that Aaron and I shared was nothing compared to whatever

I came

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

packs and running the businesses.

she’ll go back to wherever she was once the funeral

the feeling hoping Jessica will leave might be wishful thinking.

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

that James put together while Aaron and

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

did a wonderful

a comfortable recliner/rocker chair to sit in while I’m

or settling Ethan, and I sink

my arms, fussing for his bottle.

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

are few and far between, with our lives being so complicated like they are, so I want to make sure I treasure the

empties and Ethan starts lulling off to sleep, my mind starts going back to all the problems