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.

am, and

thinks I took

together and against me is going to end

the doorway, I hear James greet his

didn’t know you were coming home,” he says, and

the doorway where

listen in.

could I not come home? I heard about what

every wolf in Montana is talking

as soon as

mate. I needed to be here

the funeral.”

away, not waiting to hear

response to that.

make my stomach tighten with an old,

the right to claim Aaron was the love of her

life.

what real love even feels like.

shared was nothing compared to whatever

I came along.

mansion and grounds, acting like she’s the widow and her

welfare of the packs and running the businesses.

she’ll go back to wherever she was once the funeral

I get the feeling hoping Jessica will leave might

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

together while Aaron

in a room across from Aaron’s

did a wonderful

to sit in while I’m

settling Ethan, and I sink into

in my arms, fussing

and feel grateful for this small slice of quiet and

want to make sure I treasure the times

lulling off to