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.

car into a

is everything okay?” I ask,

doesn’t answer me, but wordlessly climbs

around

I climb out and

standing there, her head

shoulders shaking as she

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

neck,

the heat of

were dead, Aaron. I thought you were gone. I thought Ethan and I were somehow going to have

crying too hard to

same thing, that you didn’t survive breaking the mating bond. I thought you were dead as

up at

my entire body aches as I wonder if she’s

she does

whispers in confusion.

that?”

over her soft, silky curls. “Maybe

anyone stand in the way of us

true,” she replies, smiling through her tears. “I would

you. Nothing in this life

us apart.”

d, I love

don’t have the words to tell her

a kiss, putting every ounce of longing

pliant against me, and it sends

SUV with her legs wrapped around my