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

I took

having them together and against me is going to

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

you were

pause just inside the doorway where they can’t

listen in.

come home? I heard

every wolf in Montana is talking

come home as soon as I heard.

my mate. I

the funeral.”

not waiting to hear what James says in

response to that.

with an old, familiar churn of jealousy and anger.

right to claim Aaron was the

life.

what real love

shared was nothing compared to whatever

I came

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

of the packs and

hope she’ll go back to wherever

back in the picture, I get the feeling hoping Jessica will leave

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

new nursery that James put together

a room across from Aaron’s bedroom, and I

did a wonderful

comfortable recliner/rocker chair to sit in while

I sink

Ethan in my arms, fussing for his

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

being so complicated like they are, so I want to make sure I treasure the

to sleep, my mind starts going back to