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 me for what

thinks I took from her.

in which having them together and against me is going to end well.

reach the doorway, I hear James greet his sister.

were coming

pause just inside the doorway where they can’t hear me to

listen in.

I not come home? I heard

Basically, every wolf in Montana

home as soon as I heard. Aaron was the

my mate. I needed to be here for

the funeral.”

walk away, not waiting

response to that.

stomach tighten with an old,

doesn’t have the right to claim Aaron was the love of

life.

what real love

soul–deep connection that Aaron and I shared was nothing

came

her whole life is over while I

the packs

she’ll go

the feeling hoping

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

James put together while Aaron and I

Aaron’s bedroom,

a wonderful job.

chair to sit in

settling Ethan, and I sink into the comfortable

Ethan in my arms, fussing for his bottle.

smile and feel grateful for this small slice of quiet and

are, so I want to make sure

though, as the bottle empties and Ethan starts lulling off to sleep, my