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.

I am, and Jessica hates me for what

took from her.

no way in which having them together and against

I hear James greet

I didn’t know you were

just inside the doorway where they can’t hear me

listen in.

come home? I heard about

wolf in

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

have been my mate. I needed

the funeral.”

and walk away, not waiting to

response to that.

words make my stomach tighten with an old, familiar churn of jealousy

have the right to claim Aaron was

life.

she knows what real love even feels like.

connection that Aaron and I shared

came

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

the packs and running the businesses.

a clue, and I can only hope she’ll go back to wherever she

with Emily back in the picture, I get the feeling hoping Jessica will leave might be wishful thinking.

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

together while Aaron and

in a room across from Aaron’s bedroom,

did a wonderful job.

a comfortable recliner/rocker chair to sit in while

or settling Ethan, and I sink into the comfortable chair

Ethan in my arms, fussing for his bottle.

and feel grateful for this small slice of

they are, so I want to make sure I

empties and Ethan starts lulling off to sleep, my mind starts going back to all the problems I