Bad Love an Alpha’s Regret by Elise Sinclair

Chapter 276

I burst into the room and Karolina looks up at me with wide, startled eyes.

There’s a garden hose filling a large plastic tub, and Aaron is chained to a chair balanced precariously on the edge. One slight tip in the wrong direction and Aaron goes under, unable to save himself from drowning in the water.

wwwwww

Aaron stares at me surprised and desperate with longing.

“Aaron!” I lunge forward, but someone catches my arm and tugs me back again.

I turn in confusion, thinking James is holding me back for some reason, but I find Ryker standing there holding me, while James is crumpled unconscious on the ground a few steps behind me.

At least I hope he’s only unconscious.

I was so focused on Aaron, I didn’t even realize Ryker had arrived and come up behind us, let alone got the jump on James.

“Let me go!” I shout angrily, tugging on my arm.

“Now, Leah,” Ryker says in an admonishing voice. “I believe I told you what would happen if you went after my mate.”

after your mate,”

his hold. “I’m trying to

up in some unfortunate conflict,” Ryker answers reasonably, as

Karolina says furiously. “You made it clear you weren’t willing to help me, and I told you to stay out of

gaze narrows on

that bad

Ryker replies. “The Old Ways aren’t just a set of rules or traditions to me. They are in my blood, set into my bones. I told you I wouldn’t help you, but I also told

throws up her hands in furious exasperation. “The Old World is gone! When are you going to see that? I don’t care what you say, and I don’t care if you’re my mate. I’m doing what’s

that he tips back and lands in the tub

to

says, shoving me back again. “Aaron is

bare my fangs, even as

bl oody pieces, when Ryker gets

All of it!” Ryker yells, and he seems to

then avoid Karolina-who tries to turn on

and the chains, it’ll

of the tub and send the whole thing tumbling over sideways. A mini wave of water

the tub, shoving it