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.

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

pulls the car into a parking space and cuts

ask, wondering

me, but wordlessly climbs out

around

climb out and

find her standing there, her head bowed

shoulders shaking

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

neck, and my skin is

by the heat of her

were dead, Aaron. I thought you were gone. I thought Ethan and I were somehow going to have to live our lives without

then, crying too

her. “They told me the same thing, that you didn’t survive

quiet some of her tears, and she looks up at

my entire body aches as I

she does

whispers in confusion.

that?”

soft, silky curls. “Maybe they knew we wouldn’t

that we wouldn’t let anything or anyone

replies, smiling through her tears. “I would

coming for you. Nothing in this life or

us apart.”

d, I love

I don’t have the words to tell her that,

a kiss, putting every ounce of longing and love into claiming her mouth beneath

me, and it sends both me and my wolf

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