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.

pulls off the highway into one of those picnic rest stops. There aren’t any other vehicles parked there right

car into a parking space and

ask, wondering

me, but wordlessly climbs out of the

walks around

and

standing there, her head

shoulders shaking

in alarm, quickly stepping in to pull her tightly into my arms.

neck, and my skin is instantly

the heat of

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

breaks off then, crying too hard to say

that you didn’t

looks up at me, lashes damp and sparkling with

my entire body aches as I wonder if she’s ever

as she does in this

in confusion. “Why

that?”

I tell her, running my hand over her soft, silky curls. “Maybe

let anything or anyone stand

replies, smiling through her

this life or the next

us apart.”

I love

don’t have the words to tell her that,

putting every ounce of longing and love

it sends both me

her pinned up against the back of the SUV with her legs