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.

one of those picnic rest stops. There aren’t any other vehicles parked there right now, so the place is

a parking

is everything okay?” I ask, wondering why

but wordlessly climbs out

walks around to

climb out and go to join

find her standing there, her

shoulders shaking as she

I say in alarm, quickly stepping in to pull

neck, and my skin is

scalded by the heat

were gone. I thought Ethan and I were somehow going to have to live our lives

off then, crying too hard to say

that you didn’t survive breaking the mating bond. I thought you were dead

tears, and she looks up at me, lashes damp and sparkling

body aches as I wonder if

as she does in

in confusion. “Why would

that?”

her, running my hand over her soft, silky curls. “Maybe they knew we wouldn’t stop coming for

wouldn’t let anything or anyone stand in the way of us

through

you. Nothing in this life or the next can

us apart.”

I

words to tell her

into a kiss, putting every ounce of longing

immediately goes pliant against me, and it sends both me

against the back of the SUV with her legs wrapped around