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.

me for who I am, and Jessica hates

took from her.

in which having them together and against me

reach the doorway, I hear

know you were

pause just inside the doorway where they can’t

listen in.

come home? I heard

wolf in Montana is talking

come home as soon as I heard. Aaron was the love of

my mate. I needed to

the funeral.”

away, not waiting to hear what James

response to that.

an

claim Aaron was the love of

life.

doubt she knows what real

kind of soul–deep connection that Aaron and I shared was nothing compared

I came

like she’s the widow and her whole life is over while I do

packs and running the businesses.

I can only hope she’ll go back

in the picture, I get the feeling hoping Jessica

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

together while Aaron and I were

across from Aaron’s bedroom,

did a wonderful

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

settling Ethan, and I sink into the comfortable

Ethan in my arms, fussing for his bottle.

gulping down his milk, I smile and feel grateful for

so complicated like they are, so I want to make sure I treasure the times when its just me and

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