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

and dead bodies, but don’t

me that Aaron could’ve done this. He could’ve been a force of death, indiscriminately sweeping through. these hallowed halls and killing everyone in

far more powerful than

Is pure.

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

him a little more for

basement?” James asks, shaking

“Let’s look.”

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

is where they were keeping Aaron, and how bad it must have been

a voice calls

walk down until we stop outside of a cell where a man is locked behind silver

lot of it,” the man says with

eyes and a mess of sandy

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

“They wanted something from me I wasn’t willing to give. As to who I am, that’s not real important.

confirms

had the cell across from me for a bit over a week. Now,

mate,” I

“Aaron was real torn up

looking up at the Beta. “We

see if you can find some

thinks this is a good idea but

you’ve got no idea

it,” the

and not going rogue while he was down here, especially after he thought I died,” I reply with a shrug.

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

cell and then turns to me. “We need

for?”

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

guy nods. “Second floor,