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.

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

pulls the car into a

okay?” I ask,

doesn’t answer me, but wordlessly

walks around to the

out and go

standing there, her head bowed into her

shoulders shaking

quickly stepping in to pull her tightly into my arms. “What’s happening?

buries her face into my neck, and

scalded by the heat of

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

too hard

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

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

body aches as I wonder if she’s

does in

did?” she whispers in confusion. “Why

that?”

my hand over her soft, silky curls. “Maybe they knew

wouldn’t let anything or anyone

she replies, smiling through her tears. “I would

this

us apart.”

d, I

words to tell her that, instead

of longing and

against me, and it sends

the SUV with her legs wrapped around my waist as I kiss her deeper and