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.

picnic rest stops. There aren’t any other vehicles parked there right now,

a parking space and cuts

is everything okay?” I ask, wondering why

me, but wordlessly climbs out

around to the

and go to

her

shaking as she

pull her tightly into my arms. “What’s happening?

into my neck, and my skin

scalded by the heat

thought Ethan and I were somehow going to

then, crying too hard to say

I do,” I tell her. “They told me the same thing, that you didn’t survive breaking the mating bond. I thought you

her tears, and she looks up at me, lashes damp and sparkling with tears, her hair

as I

does in this

in

that?”

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

anything or anyone stand in the way

replies, smiling through

this life or the next can

us apart.”

d, I love this

don’t have the words to tell her

longing and love into claiming

me, and it sends both

know, I’ve got her pinned up against the back of the SUV with