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.

who I am, and Jessica

I took from her.

them together and against

doorway, I hear James

I didn’t know you were coming home,” he

inside the doorway where they can’t hear me

listen in.

could I not come home? I

every wolf in Montana is

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

been my mate. I needed to be here for

the funeral.”

not waiting to hear

response to that.

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

claim Aaron was

life.

real love even

kind of soul–deep connection that Aaron and I shared was nothing compared to whatever young romance

I came

around the mansion and grounds, acting like she’s the widow and her whole life is over while I do the real work

of the packs and running the

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

picture, I get the

and find Ethan with Tera. As I’d

put together while Aaron and I were being held captive.

across from Aaron’s bedroom, and I have to

did a

chair to sit in while

and I sink into the comfortable chair

Ethan in my arms, fussing

smile and feel grateful for this small slice of

with our lives being so complicated like they are, so I want to make sure I treasure the

Ethan starts lulling off to sleep, my mind starts going