Bad Love an Alpha’s Regret by Elise Sinclair

Chapter 279

AARON

All of my senses are on high alert as we leave the house and

hurry down the block to where James parked the SUV.

It’s like I can feel the threat of Vampires dragging over my

skin.

I can’t believe Leah and James risked coming here to rescue

me.

Actually, I can’t believe Karolina was foolish or desperate enough not to be discovered by her fellow Councilmembers stealing all of my Alpha power for herself, that she would risk.

coming into Vampire territory.

This isn’t like some bit of Twilight, with some peaceful co-existence ala the Cullens. We’re sworn enemies, and our species staunchly avoid each other.

We jump into the SUV and Leah insists on driving since she’s in

the best condition out of us all.

James gets into the backseat and immediately shifts to finish healing his head trauma that’d looked really nasty. Probably

Neither me nor Leah say anything as she starts driving, navigating out of the suburban streets to leave the run-down neighborhood and Vampire territory behind us, both of us tool

on edge until we know we’re in safer lands.

the highway into one of those picnic rest stops. There

pulls the car into a

is everything okay?” I ask, wondering

but wordlessly

around to

I climb out and go to join

standing there, her head bowed into her

shaking as

I say in alarm, quickly stepping in to pull her

neck, and

by the heat of her

thought Ethan and I were somehow going to have to live our lives without you.

crying too hard to say

that you didn’t

up at me, lashes damp and

my entire body aches as I wonder

does in

did?” she whispers in confusion. “Why would they

that?”

over her soft, silky curls. “Maybe they knew we

let anything or anyone stand

true,” she replies, smiling through her tears. “I would

you. Nothing in this life or the

us apart.”

d, I love this

the words to tell her that,

into a kiss, putting every ounce of longing and

it sends both me

SUV with her legs wrapped around my waist as I kiss her