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.”

not going after your mate,” I tell

his hold. “I’m trying to

I’m afraid in doing so, my dear Karolina might get caught up in some unfortunate conflict,” Ryker answers reasonably, as if we’re not standing in a literal

Ryker!” Karolina says furiously. “You made it clear you weren’t willing to help me, and I told

on Karolina in

really are that bad

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 of duty to the true ways of wolves was

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 right for our species, even if you’re too far

steps forward and shoves Aaron, so that he tips back and lands in

I scream, finally able to break free of

“Aaron

even as my claws

bl oody

it!” Ryker yells, and

hold and then avoid Karolina-who tries to turn on me, but is still being held by Ryker herself-and

but between the chair and the chains,

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

scramble around the tub, shoving it