Bad Love an Alpha’s Regret by Elise Sinclair

Chapter 271

“I don’t know,” Aaron says with a smile. “I was hoping you

could tell me. It feels familiar, but I don’t think I’ve ever been here before.”

“That’s exactly what I thought!” I reply with a laugh, before simply staring up at him in awe.

“I can’t believe you’re here. I thought I’d never see you again,” I say, hugging him closer.

“Now it’s my turn to say that’s exactly what I thought,” Aaron jokes, squeezing me tighter. “Go d, I miss you, Leah. I don’t know what I’m meant to do without you.”

“I miss you too, Aaron,” I say quietly, and the sadness starts

creeping in, even though I just want to enjoy this moment and feel the joy of being with him again, even if on some level I know this isn’t real. That I’m dreaming. That eventually I’m going to wake up and be without him again.

Except my wolf is nudging me from within.

She’s trying to tell me that this is real, and Aaron isn’t gone.

I ignore her.

I’m sure it’s just wishful thinking on her part.

Because she misses her mate as much as I do.

I don’t want to think about reality right now. I just want to savor every single second I’m here with him in this magical

place.

We stand there for a while longer, just holding onto each

other.

has ceased to

we simply stand there, breathing together, while our

we were first mated,

bond transcends anything logical in

there must be some real

else could I be here with Aaron, and it feel as real as any waking moment I spent with him

shifts back a

look up to ask him if something is wrong-scared he’s going to tell me it’s time to leave-but instead he kisses

and loving and full of longing that it takes my breath away and makes my heart ache

the soft meadow grass, and

I saw him, but now that it’s happening, I don’t want anything else except to

as one.

as close to him as

I think, if we can connect so completely, surely, I can bring

all, Aaron did

it for him in

body until

join us,

so utterly in tune with me that

we’re sharing the same

takes us to incredible heights over and over,

want this to end.

want to exist in this perfect moment

this life-and then Aaron is shouting his pleasure as he comes deep inside my body, and I’m falling apart for

enjoy the feel of the warm sun on our bare

would come back to me. I would do anything to bring you back, you know that,

half sit up to look down at him, feeling confused. “What do you

Aaron looks confused and sits up as well. “Leah, don’t you

but not succeeding very well. “We broke the mating bond, and I lost you. I’ll never