Bad Love an Alpha’s Regret by Elise Sinclair

Chapter 281

LEAH

My breath catches in my chest as Ryker and Aaron rush at each other, clashing in the middle of the room in a flurry of splintering furniture, savage snarls and slashing claws.

I’m terrified for Aaron, but I can’t just stand there and watch him fight Ryker. I need to trust he can take care of himself.

James and I hurry around the perimeter of the room to reach the remaining Councilmembers who are cowering in the corner. These are older wolves, delegates. Not warriors or fighters like my husband or his adversary.

We urge them to run, keeping ourselves between them and Ryker.

He sees what’s happening at one stage, and rushes toward us, but James steps in and shoves Ryker back, while Aaron catches him and flings him into a nearby bookcase.

The whole thing comes crashing down on top of him, and for

a second we all pause, watching as Ryker drags himself from

beneath the pile of books and splintered wood.

Us can react, Ryker fully shifts and goes

streaking out of the room.

Aaron growls and then shifts as well, sprinting off after him.

I want to chase after them as well, if only to keep Aaron in my sight so I know he’s okay.

I’m terrified of losing him yet again, and for some reason my brain thinks as long as I can see him, I can stop that from happening.

But I don’t have the luxury of doing that.

We came here for a reason, and it’s time we took care of that.

I turn to James. “Come on, we need to find the tech.”

and we rush off, deeper into the

finding more carnage and dead bodies, but

could’ve been a force of death, indiscriminately sweeping through. these hallowed halls and killing everyone

far more powerful than Ryker.

Is pure.

Council failed him, even though they lied and cheated and did everything to break him, he hadn’t set out to destroy

love him a little more for

asks, shaking me from

“Let’s look.”

down, but when we get there, we find that most of the underground level is

in confusion, then wonder if this is where they were keeping Aaron, and how bad it must have been for him, down here away from natural light and

voice calls

until we stop outside of a cell where a man is locked behind silver

of it,” the man says with a

a mess

Council,” I reply. “Who are you? Why

who I am, that’s not real important. The question is, who are you?

that this confirms

“He had the cell across from me for a bit over

I

must be Leah,” the guy says. “Aaron was real torn up when he thought you were

say, looking up at the Beta. “We should let him

can find some

is a good idea but nods anyway and then goes to do as

sweetheart, you’ve got no

it,” the guy

probably owe you for helping Aaron stay sane and not going rogue while he was down here, especially after he thought I died,” I reply with a

doubt James had to take them off one of the bodies of the Enforcers Ryker

to me. “We need to get back

are you looking for?” the

tech my family’s company built that a faction within the

guy nods. “Second floor,