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.”

off, deeper

and dead bodies, but don’t turn

this. He could’ve been a force of death,

than Ryker. Far

Is pure.

cheated and did everything to break him, he hadn’t set out to destroy it. When faced with his own death,

a little

James asks, shaking me from my

“Let’s look.”

that most of

this is where they were keeping Aaron, and how bad it must have been for him, down here away

voice calls

each other and then walk down until we stop outside of a cell where a man

on up there? I can scent blood, a lot of it,”

a mess of sandy blond

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

me I wasn’t willing to give. As to who I am, that’s not real important. The question

confirms my

across from me for a bit over a

I reply, crossing my

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

at the Beta.

can find some keys to the

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

sweetheart, you’ve got no idea how

the

not going rogue while he was down here, especially after he thought I died,” I reply with a shrug. “It’s the least

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

then turns to

are you looking for?” the

family’s company built that a faction within

guy nods. “Second floor,