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.

hates me for who I am, and Jessica hates me

thinks I took from her.

way in which having them together and

I hear

were coming home,”

just inside the doorway where

listen in.

come home? I

wolf in Montana is talking about

left to come home as soon as I heard. Aaron was the

mate. I needed

the funeral.”

and walk away, not waiting to hear

response to that.

with an old,

to claim

life.

what real love even

connection that Aaron and I shared was nothing compared to

I came

and her whole life is over while I do the real work

the packs and running the

clue, and I can only hope she’ll go

I get the feeling hoping

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

sit in the new nursery that James put together while Aaron and I were

room across from Aaron’s bedroom, and I have

did a

recliner/rocker chair to sit

Ethan, and I sink into

my arms, fussing for

and feel grateful for this small slice

want to

to sleep, my mind starts going back to