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.

hates me for who I am, and Jessica

took from

is no way in which having them together and against

doorway, I hear

you were coming

the doorway where they can’t hear

listen in.

come home? I heard about what happened

every wolf in Montana

as

should have been my mate. I needed to

the funeral.”

waiting to hear what

response to that.

tighten with an old, familiar churn of jealousy and anger.

claim Aaron was the love of

life.

she knows what real love

and I shared was nothing compared to whatever young romance they had

I came along.

like she’s the widow and her whole

the packs and running the

go back

picture, I get the feeling hoping Jessica will leave might

Ethan with Tera. As

sit in the new nursery that James put together while Aaron and I were

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

a wonderful job.

comfortable recliner/rocker chair to sit

Ethan, and I sink into the comfortable chair

Ethan in my arms, fussing for his

starts greedily gulping down his milk, I smile and feel grateful for this small slice of quiet and peace

want to make sure I treasure the times when its just me and

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