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

search the ground floor, finding more carnage and

a force of

far more powerful than

Is pure.

break him, he hadn’t

him a little more

asks, shaking me from my

“Let’s look.”

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

you know this was down here?” I ask 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 natural

a voice calls

walk down until we stop outside of a cell where a man

lot of it,” the man says with

and a mess

“Who are

I am, that’s not

I ask, worried that this confirms my suspicions

me for a bit

I reply, crossing my

real torn up when

the

find some keys to the

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

no

the

down here, especially after he thought I died,” I reply with a

No doubt James had to take them off one of the bodies of the Enforcers Ryker had slaug tered. Or maybe James had to

to

are you looking for?” the

that

guy nods. “Second floor, restricted access