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.

rest stops. There aren’t any other

into a parking space

ask, wondering

but wordlessly climbs

around

I climb out and go to join

standing there, her head bowed into her

shaking

stepping in to pull her tightly into

her face into my neck, and

by the

me you were dead, Aaron. I thought you were gone. I thought Ethan and I were

then, crying too hard

tell her. “They told me the same thing, that you

quiet some of her tears, and she looks up at me, lashes damp and

as I

does in

in confusion. “Why

that?”

tell her, running my hand over her soft,

that we wouldn’t let anything or anyone stand in the way

smiling through her tears. “I

you. Nothing in this life or the next

us apart.”

I love this

have the words to

of longing

me, and it sends both me

thing I know, I’ve got her pinned up against the back of the SUV with her legs wrapped around my waist as I kiss her deeper and