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.

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

into a parking

okay?” I ask, wondering why

wordlessly climbs out

around to the

out and go to

her head bowed

shaking

in alarm, quickly stepping in to pull her tightly into

buries her face into my neck, and my skin is

scalded by the heat of

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

crying too hard to say anything

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

she looks up at me, lashes damp and

body aches as I wonder if she’s ever looked

does in this

whispers in confusion.

that?”

hand over her soft, silky curls.

anything or anyone

smiling through her tears.

in this life or the next can

us apart.”

I

words to tell her

into a kiss, putting every ounce of longing and love into

it sends both me

got her pinned up against the back of the SUV with her legs wrapped around my waist as I kiss her deeper