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.”

going after your mate,”

his hold. “I’m

afraid in doing so, my dear Karolina might get caught up in some unfortunate conflict,” Ryker

you I can fight my own battles, Ryker!” Karolina says furiously. “You made it clear you weren’t willing to help me, and I told you to stay out of things. Why did you come

narrows on Karolina in

really are that bad between

traditions to me. They are in my blood, set into my bones. I told you I wouldn’t help you, but I also told you getting between me and my sense

going to see that? I don’t care what you say, and I don’t care if you’re my mate. I’m

that he tips back and lands in the tub with a huge

scream, finally able to break free of

back again. “Aaron is dead, and those Alpha powers

even as my

shred Karolina into tiny, bl oody pieces, when Ryker gets in between us and shoves us

yells, and he seems to be talking more to

to turn on me, but is still being held

the chair and the chains,

throw my entire weight into the side of the tub and send the whole thing tumbling over sideways. A mini wave of water splashes out

scramble around the tub, shoving it