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.”

rush off, deeper

carnage and dead bodies, but don’t turn up anything

that Aaron could’ve done this. He could’ve been a force

far more powerful than Ryker. Far more

Is pure.

to break him, he hadn’t set out to destroy it. When faced with his own death, he still chose pack-all packs-over

a little more

James asks,

“Let’s look.”

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

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

a voice calls

then walk down until we stop outside of a cell

a lot of

mess of sandy

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

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

confirms

the cell across from me for a bit over a week.

I reply, crossing

guy says. “Aaron was real torn up when he

looking up at the

if you can find some keys to the

a good idea but nods anyway and then goes

got no idea how

the

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

I try not to notice how they’re slippery with blood. No doubt James had to take

then turns to me. “We need to get back to

for?”

my family’s company built that

“Second floor, restricted access