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,

finding more carnage and dead bodies, but

He could’ve been a force

more powerful than

Is pure.

and cheated and did everything to break him, he

a little

about the basement?” James asks, shaking me from my

“Let’s look.”

there, we find that most of the underground level is

was down here?” I ask James in confusion, then wonder if this is where they were keeping Aaron, and how bad it must

voice

I glance at each other and then walk down until we stop outside of a cell where a man is

there? I can scent blood, a lot of it,” the man says with a

eyes and a mess of sandy

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

give. As to who I am, that’s not real important. The

confirms my suspicions

me for a bit over a week. Now, your

my mate,” I reply, crossing my

the guy says. “Aaron was real torn up

looking up at the Beta.

can find some keys to

this is a good idea

no idea how much

the

stay sane and not going rogue while he was down here, especially

take them off one

turns to me. “We need to get back

you looking for?”

built that a faction within the Council stole,”

nods. “Second