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

the ground floor, finding more carnage and dead

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

more powerful than

Is pure.

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

a little

the basement?” James asks, shaking

“Let’s look.”

when we get there, we find that most of the underground level is set up like

ask James in confusion, then wonder if this is where they were keeping Aaron, and how bad it must have

a voice calls

at each other and then walk down until we stop outside of a cell where a man is locked behind silver

scent blood, a lot of it,” the

eyes and a mess of sandy

the Council,” I reply. “Who are you? Why does the Council have you locked

am, that’s not real important. The question is,

confirms my suspicions about

across from me for a bit

I reply,

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

say, looking up at the Beta.

if you can find some

doesn’t look like he thinks this is a good idea but nods anyway and then goes to do as I

you’ve got no

the guy says

for helping Aaron stay sane and not going rogue while he was down here, especially after he thought

notice how they’re slippery with blood. No doubt James had to take

to me. “We need to get back to

you looking for?” the

my family’s company built that a faction within the Council stole,”

“Second floor, restricted access