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

I took from

no way in which having them together

reach the doorway, I hear James greet

you were coming

doorway where they can’t

listen in.

not come home? I

Basically, every wolf in

soon as I heard.

have been my mate. I needed to be here for

the funeral.”

walk away, not waiting to hear what

response to that.

stomach tighten with an old, familiar churn

the right to claim Aaron was the love

life.

knows what real love even feels like.

Aaron and I shared was nothing

came

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

packs

I can only hope she’ll go back to wherever she was once the funeral

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

find Ethan with Tera. As I’d hoped,

together while Aaron and I were being

in a room across from Aaron’s bedroom, and I have to say,

did a wonderful

to sit in while I’m

and I sink into the comfortable chair

Ethan in my arms, fussing

grateful for this small slice of quiet and peace with my

I want to make sure I

off to sleep, my mind starts going back to