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 me

thinks I took from her.

together and against me

doorway, I hear James greet

were coming home,” he says,

inside the doorway where they can’t

listen in.

could I not come home?

in Montana

to come home as soon as

He should have been my mate. I needed

the funeral.”

walk away, not waiting to hear what James says

response to that.

my stomach tighten with an old,

have the right to claim Aaron was

life.

what real love even feels

and I shared was nothing compared to whatever

I came along.

grounds, acting like she’s the widow and her whole life is

the packs and

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

get the feeling

with Tera. As I’d hoped, it’s time for

together while Aaron and I were being

from Aaron’s bedroom, and

did a wonderful job.

to sit in

settling Ethan, and I

arms, fussing for

I smile and feel grateful for this small slice of quiet and

so I want to

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