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

and dead bodies, but don’t

been a force

than Ryker. Far

Is pure.

everything to break him, he hadn’t set out to destroy it. When faced

him a little

James asks,

“Let’s look.”

there, we find that most of

James 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

voice calls

walk down until we

of it,” the

eyes and a mess

htered most of the Council,” I reply. “Who are

shrugs. “They wanted something from me I wasn’t willing to give. As to who I am, that’s not real important. The question is, who are you? Because

worried that this confirms my suspicions about my mate being held down

nods. “He had the cell across from me for a bit

mate,” I

“Aaron was real torn up when he thought you were dead. Glad

at the

can find

good idea but

no idea how much

it,” the

going rogue while he was down here, especially after he thought I died,” I reply with a shrug. “It’s the

I try not to notice how they’re slippery with blood. No doubt James had to take them off one of the bodies of the Enforcers Ryker had slaug tered. Or maybe James had to do

and then turns to me. “We need to get

for?” the guy

company built that a faction within

guy nods. “Second floor, restricted