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.

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 parking space and

I ask, wondering why she’s

doesn’t answer me, but wordlessly

walks around to

out and go to join

there, her head bowed into

shaking

say in alarm, quickly stepping in to pull her tightly into my arms. “What’s

face into my neck, and

scalded by the heat of her

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

off then, crying too hard to

the same thing, that you didn’t

she looks up at me, lashes

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

she does

did?” she whispers in confusion. “Why

that?”

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

anyone stand in the

true,” she replies, smiling through her tears.

Nothing in this life

us apart.”

d, I love this

to

longing and

immediately goes pliant against me, and it sends both

I know, I’ve got her pinned up against the back of the SUV with her